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In addition to Finland, Sweden is also represented at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Both are NATO partners, although they are not members.
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NATO increases co-operation with like-minded partners Finland, Sweden and the EU, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday.
The NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in Brussels on Friday. The meeting was attended by partner countries Finland and Sweden, as well as EU representatives. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Pekka Haavisto (Green) was present at the meeting.
According to Stoltenberg, cooperation means coordination and information sharing. According to Stoltenberg, the partners are involved in all NATO contacts related to Ukraine.
Stoltenberg stressed on Friday that NATO supports Ukraine and protects its territory, but does not intend to be a party to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to Stoltenberg, NATO is doing everything it can to prevent the war from escalating.
“According to member states, NATO planes should not be in Ukrainian airspace or NATO forces on Ukrainian soil,” Stoltenberg said.
For the same reason, according to Stoltenberg, a no-fly zone over Ukrainian airspace, which would be controlled by NATO, is not possible in the opinion of the member states.
Russian the attack and the situation in Ukraine will be discussed today, Friday, in two meetings in Brussels. First, NATO foreign ministers met and later EU foreign ministers.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister will also discuss with the EU Foreign Ministers Dmytro KulebaU.S. Secretary of State Antony BlinkenCanadian Secretary of State Mélanie JolyBritish Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg.
Haavisto said Thursday in Parliamentthat the war in Ukraine has intensified cooperation between NATO and the EU.
He reminded that Finland has demanded coordination between the two parties.
“There may have been a bit of such tension between the two organizations, and now it seems to have melted away in this situation,” he said.
“This is a good thing for Finland.”
HS follows Thursday’s meetings closely.
A press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg began at approximately 2.15 pm HS shows it live. Haavisto’s press conference for Finnish journalists will be held at 7 p.m.
Diplomatic activity will be lively on Friday, as the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö meet in Washington President of the United States Joe Biden.
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