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Finland Becomes 31st Member Of NATO

Finland on Tuesday became the 31st member of NATO, wrapping up its historic strategic shift with the deposit of its accession documents to the alliance.


Finnish and Nato flags flutter at the courtyard of the Foreign Ministry in Helsinki, Finland, ahead of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Antti Hämäläinen / LEHTIKUVA / AFP)

 

Finland on Tuesday became the 31st member of NATO, wrapping up its historic strategic shift with the deposit of its accession documents to the alliance.

“With receipt of this instrument of accession, we can now declare that Finland is the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the official keeper of the treaty, said.

AFP