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Finland Parliament approves country's accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 17 (ANI): Finland's parliament has approved the country's accession to NATO, with 188 out of 200 lawmakers supporting the decision and eight voting against, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday.
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Finland's President says confused with Turkey opposing Helsinki's NATO mem
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Sunday that he was confused with Ankara's reaction to Helsinki's intention to apply for NATO membership since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured him of supporting Finland's accession to NATO in a t
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Romania supports accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO: Foreign Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bucharest [Romania], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu affirmed that Romania stands ready to support the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO and expects that the Nordic states will make a considerable contribution to bolstering NATO's Eastern flank, Romanian
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Cyprus says Turkey would likely object country's accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that Turkey would likely block the republic's accession to NATO.
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Finnish, Swedish NATO membership to turn region into 'Theater of War': Rus
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland's and Sweden's possible accession into NATO would be detrimental to their security and that of Europe, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik.
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Swedish Green Party Opposes Sweden Accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden should refrain from joining NATO, even if Finland decides to become a member of the alliance, Swedish Green Party spokeswoman Marta Stenevi said on Saturday.
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US awaiting decision from Sweden, Finland on NATO accession before June su
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is awaiting formal decisions from Sweden and Finland about whether to join NATO in the buildup to an alliance summit in June, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.
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Accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO threatens stability in northern Europ
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The possible accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO threatens negative consequences for stability in northern Europe, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
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Erdogan says discussed Turkey's accession to EU with EU Leaders
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that he discussed with European leaders Ankara's accession to the European Union.
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EU agrees to begin examining bids from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to joi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 8 (ANI): European Union ambassadors on Monday agreed to examine bids by Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to join the bloc, starting the lengthy process towards accession.
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Hungary supports Ukraine's bid for EU accession: FM
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], March 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Hungary supports a request by eight European Union (EU) countries to begin membership talks with Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said here on Tuesday.
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Queen Elizabeth II goes for first outing of 2022 on eve of Accession Day
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [England], February 5 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth has started with her Platinum Jubilee celebrations with her first outing of 2022.
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