On Monday, 20 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive Finland’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Pekka Haavisto, and Defence Minister, Antti Kaikkonen, at NATO Headquarters.

The Secretary General and the Ministers will give a short statements before their meeting and the statements will be streamed live on the NATO website.

March 17, Stoltenberg said in a statemant that he welcomed the decision by Türkiye to move ahead with the ratification of Finland’s membership in NATO.

"This will strengthen Finland’s security, it will strengthen Sweden’s security, and it will strengthen NATO’s security. I hope that the Turkish Grand National Assembly will vote to ratify as soon as possible", said the Secretary General.

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