(VOVWORLD) -Finland officially announced its intention to join NATO on Sunday. At Sunday’s cabinet meeting, President Sauli Niinistö and his ministers agreed that Finland will apply for NATO membership.
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The report on Finland's planned NATO accession process will be sent to the Finnish Parliament after it is confirmed for adoption at a government plenary session.
Earlier, the Finnish President said that joining NATO will clearly strengthen Finland’s national security.
If Finland joins NATO, it will end its decades-long policy of neutrality. Helsinki said the decision was made in response to Russia's military operation in Ukraine.