Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson submitted the NATO accession documents to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department on Thursday. With this, Sweden officially became the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Alliance.
“Thank you very much. We are very grateful for the United States’ support for Sweden’s accession,” Kristersson said at the ceremony.
“Welcome,” Blinken replied.
The process of submitting the documents to the State Department, which is the depositary of the Washington Treaty, formally completes Sweden’s accession to the Alliance.
Polish FM greets Sweden in NATO
We are pleased to welcome Sweden as a new member of NATO, our unity in defending the freedom and security of the region becomes even stronger, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Thursday.
“Welcome,” Blinken replied.
The process of submitting the documents to the State Department, which is the depositary of the Washington Treaty, formally completes Sweden’s accession to the Alliance.
Polish FM greets Sweden in NATO
We are pleased to welcome Sweden as a new member of NATO, our unity in defending the freedom and security of the region becomes even stronger, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Thursday.
He assured that the current government coalition will stand firmly behind the EU, NATO, and the Weimar Triangle.Congratulations to our new ally!
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) March 7, 2024
Poland 🇵🇱 welcomes Sweden 🇸🇪 as the member state of the North Atlantic Alliance.
We are convinced that cooperation with Sweden within @NATO will further strengthen our common security.
We are #StrongerTogether. pic.twitter.com/O2DZVNqudk
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