Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, and Jens Stoltenberg the secretary-general of NATO, have been giving a joint briefing to the media in Brussels, APA reports citing The Guardian.
The key line to emerge is from Stoltenberg, who said:
"It is, of course, for Finland and Sweden to decide whether they would like to apply for membership in NATO or not. But if they decide to apply, Finland and Sweden will be welcomed with open arms to NATO. Finland and Sweden are our closest partners."
Metsola said: "We will continue to call for further sanctions, and we will continue to call for the enforcement of the current packages of sanctions in a better way and more effective way. This we will continue also to discuss in Strasburg next week, but in our case, this parliament will continue to build on the momentum of this unprecedented coordination that we have, which is extremely important, because we share the fundamental values and we share our defense of Ukraine’s right to defend itself."
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