Admin l Wednesday, August 10, 2022
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has signed the United States Instruments of Ratification of the Accession Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.
Biden signed the ratification following approval by the U.S. Senate on August 3.
“We celebrate this historic moment, which underscores the U.S. commitment to our shared Transatlantic security”, Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said in a statement.
He announced that the United States is pleased with the swift progress toward Finland and Sweden becoming NATO Allies.
“There is strong Allied and bipartisan support for the membership applications of Finland and Sweden, and we look forward to quickly bringing them into the strongest defensive Alliance in history.
“We appreciate the swift action of all of the Allies who have already ratified the accession protocols and encourage all to complete the process soon so that Finland and Sweden can accede to the North Atlantic Treaty and join the NATO Alliance”, he said.
Blinken said the U.S. commitment to NATO Allies and Article 5 of the Washington Treaty is ironclad.
“Allies are united in their shared mission to defend the Euro-Atlantic community, deter aggression, project stability, and uphold NATO’s values of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law.
“We also remain firmly committed to NATO’s Open Door policy and to further strengthening our bilateral defense and security cooperation”, he said.
