The agreement reached with Turkey to promote Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership sparked a lively debate on social media.
28.6. 23:14
Late The progress announced in the NATO process in Finland and Sweden, announced on Tuesday evening, has been welcomed both in Finland and abroad.
Prime minister Sanna Marin (sd), President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and several other front-line politicians commented on the Memorandum of Understanding with Turkey shortly after it was signed on the Twitter service.
Marin and Niinistö called the agreement an important step.
Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen (center) noted that the journey to the destination is still, but work towards the goal continues.
“Today we saw the power of diplomacy and negotiations,” Kaikkonen wrote.
Among other things Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson (r), the Treasury minister Annika Saarikko (Central) and the Coalition Party chairman Petteri Orpo commended the participants in the negotiations for their hard work.
“Awesome work for TP Niinistö [tasavallan presidentti Niinistö] under. The road to membership negotiations and through it to the Defense League is now open, ”Orpo tweeted.
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg thanked President Niinistö, the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Anderssonia and the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğania the constructive spirit of the negotiations, which allowed a “historic decision” to emerge.
President of the United States Joe Biden congratulated Finland, Sweden and Turkey on reaching an agreement.
He called for a decisive step towards countries ’NATO membership that would“ strengthen our alliance as well as our collective security ”.
“What a great way to start the summit,” Biden wrote.
Finland also received congratulations from the Estonian Prime Minister From Kaja Kallas and the British Prime Minister From Boris Johnson.
“I’m happy to witness this significant moment,” Kallas said said On Twitter. Britain’s Johnson thought the news was “fantastic”.
“The membership of Finland and Sweden will make our great alliance safer and stronger.”
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