SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-FINLAND-NATO-MEMBERSHIP-APPLICATION

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-FINLAND-NATO-MEMBERSHIP-APPLICATION

(220517) -- STOCKHOLM, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (R) welcomes Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 17, 2022. Sweden and Finland will jointly submit their applications for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership on Wednesday, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday. (Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden/Handout via Xinhua)

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