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President Biden congratulates Finland, Sweden and Turkey on NATO trilateral memorandum

29 June 2022 01:20 (UTC +04:00)

In Spain to attend this week's NATO summit, President Biden congratulated Finland, Sweden and Turkey for reaching an agreement which will pave the way for the Nordic countries to join the NATO alliance, APA reports..

Turkey had initially objected to the two nations becoming part of the alliance, over counterterrorism concerns.

On Twitter, Biden said, “Congratulations to Finland, Sweden, and Turkey on signing a trilateral memorandum – a crucial step towards a NATO invite to Finland and Sweden, which will strengthen our Alliance and bolster our collective security – and a great way to begin the Summit.”