Biden in a meeting with the Prime Minister of Sweden: Today, NATO is stronger than ever

U.S. President Joe Biden, in a meeting with Sweden’s Prime Minister Olaf Kristerson, after the country joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the 32nd member of the treaty, said that today NATO is stronger than ever.

US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday local time during a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Kristerson at the White House: Today I am proud to welcome Sweden as the 32nd ally of NATO.

Biden stated: 75 years ago, when NATO was founded, former US President Truman said that the NATO alliance “creates a shield against aggression and the fear of aggression.”

The American president emphasized: This transatlantic shield and security is stronger than ever.

After receiving the documents of Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO), which officially became the 32nd member of this treaty, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called the country’s accession a “strategic failure” for Russia and said that “the NATO alliance Now it is stronger and bigger than ever.”

The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Thursday local time next to the Swedish Prime Minister: “By receiving this document of accession, I will be the first person from Sweden as a party to the Washington Treaty and the 32nd member of the Treaty Organization.” I welcome the North Atlantic.”

Secretary of State Joe Biden added: “This is a historic moment for Sweden. This is a historic moment for unity. This is a history for transatlantic relations. The NATO alliance is now stronger and bigger than ever.”

On Thursday local time, the Secretary of State of the United States of America received Sweden’s accession documents to the NATO treaty from the Prime Minister of Sweden at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country in Washington, and this European country is now officially the 32nd member of NATO. is.

According to the statute of joining the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO), a country becomes a member of this alliance after submitting its membership documents to the US government. These documents are kept in the US Department of State, which acts as the depositary of the treaty for NATO.

The US State Department announced on Thursday local time: “On March 7th, the conditions for the entry of the Kingdom of Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Force were met; Therefore, Sweden’s membership protocol was implemented on March 7, 2024.”

On February 26, Hungarian legislators voted in favor of Sweden’s membership in NATO, and the speaker of the country’s parliament, Laszlo Kovar, signed the approval of Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Saturday and sent this law to the office of the president. The Republic of this country sent.

After Russia attacked Ukraine, Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership. Finland became a member of this military pact last April.

Hungary was the last member of the North Atlantic military alliance that resisted Sweden’s request to join it; A process that requires the support of all members of this coalition.

This is while the Turkish Parliament agreed to Sweden joining NATO in January this year after long delays and disputes.

Source: IRNA