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Finland to apply for NATO membership
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 15 (ANI): Finland on Sunday announced that the country has agreed to join the alliance, a decision that is likely to perturb Russia, at a time when the Ukraine conflict is going on for over two months and resulted in significant losses on both sides.
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Finland, Sweden to fast-track to NATO if decide to join: German Foreign Mi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO will fast-track membership applications of Sweden and Finland if they want to join the alliance, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.
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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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Blinken, Stoltenberg discuss new NATO Strategic Concept to guide alliance'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday discussed a new NATO Strategic Concept document in a telephone conversation to guide the alliance's work over the next decade, the US State Department said.
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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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Finland to decide on NATO membership in next few days, President tells Put
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 14 (ANI): Finland's President Sauli Niinisto held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday and told him that the Nordic nation will decide to seek NATO membership in the first few days.
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Finland wishes to preserve peace on border with Russia: Foreign Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Saturday said that it was important for Helsinki to remain in contact with Moscow to preserve peace on the Russian-Finnish border.
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Biden backs NATO's open-door policy in call with Sweden, Finland leaders
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, in a call with leaders of Sweden and Finland discussed close defense cooperation between countries and underscored his support for NATO's open-door policy.
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Finland sees no direct military threats from Russia: Ambassador to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland does not see any direct military threats posed against it by Russia at the moment, Finnish Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen told CNN.
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Canada to deploy officers to NATO headquarters in Latvia
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada will deploy a Canadian Armed Forces general officer and six staff officers to NATO's Multinational Division North Headquarters based in Adazi of Latvia, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
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Blinken to travel to Germany, France from May 14 to 16
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Germany and France from May 14-16 to attend the informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Berlin, Germany, and join the US-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting in Paris-Saclay, France.
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US Defense Secretary, UK counterpart reaffirm relationship, discuss Ukrain
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and UK counterpart Ben Wallace met in Washington to reaffirm the United States-United Kingdom defense relationship and discuss Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby s
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