FINLAND-HELSINKI-NATO-ADMISSION-REQUEST

FINLAND-HELSINKI-NATO-ADMISSION-REQUEST

(220517) -- HELSINKI, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The cabinet of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin holds a meeting on informing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) about Finland's interest in engaging in accession talks in Helsinki, Finland, on May 17, 2022. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Tuesday signed the letter informing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) about his country's interest in engaging in accession talks. (Finnish Prime Minister's Office/Handout via Xinhua)

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