Finnish president, PM back NATO application

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Finnish president, PM back NATO application

STORY: Finnish president, PM back NATO application DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: MILITARY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Photos of President Niinisto and Prime Minister Marin during a press conference on the Ukraine crisis on February 24, 2022 2. shots of President Niinisto holding a press conference with visiting NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg on October 25, 2021 3. shots of street views in Helsinki STORYLINE: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Thursday publicly supported the idea of Finland applying to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The two leaders said in a joint statement that "Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay. We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days." They argued that NATO membership would strengthen Finland's security. According to the Finnish constitution, foreign and security policies in Finland are jointly manag

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