NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that Finland's partnership in an alliance with NATO will strengthen not only the security of Finland but also the Alliance itself.
"If Finland decides to apply, it will be warmly welcomed into NATO, and the accession process will be smooth and fast. Finland is one of NATO's closest partners, [representative of] a mature democracy, a member of the European Union, and an important contributor to Euro-Atlantic security," Stoltenberg.
We remind you that on May 11, Finland and the UK signed Assurances to bolster European security.
