President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Report on Finland’s Accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

On Sunday 15 May, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy finalised a report on Finland’s Accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The report will be submitted to Parliament once it has been endorsed in the government plenary session.

In the meeting, the President and the Ministerial Committee agreed that Finland would apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after Parliament has been heard.

Inquiries: Piritta Asunmaa, Director General, tel. +358 295 350 353, Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Janne Kuusela, Director General, tel. +358 295 140 300, Ministry of Defence