NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during the application ceremony for Sweden and Finland to become NATO members. File photoBRUSSELS, June 13 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the timing of the entry of Sweden and Finland into the alliance cannot be predicted, the bloc aims to resolve the issue «as soon as possible.» «We did not set the Madrid summit as a last resort deadline, but we are trying to reach an agreement as quickly as possible. When several states are involved in negotiations, it is impossible to predict exactly when they will reach an agreement,» Stoltenberg said at a joint press conference in Sweden with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson.
Battle for the Arctic: what threatens the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO At the same time, Stoltenberg noted that NATO has already strengthened its presence in the region, the alliance will agree joint security measures with Sweden. However, according to him, the parties are striving for the soonest full-fledged membership of Sweden in NATO.
