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Finland hopes to have its NATO membership bill ready in December

MADRID, 26 Nov.

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Finland hopes to have its NATO membership bill ready in December

MADRID, 26 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto announced on Saturday that the bill on Finland's NATO membership would be ready in December despite reluctance expressed by Turkey and Hungary, Atlantic Alliance member states that do not have ratified the accession of the country nor that of Sweden.

"The Government is ready to present a draft law on Finland's entry into NATO in December," he explained about a "law that may be ready even before Turkey and Hungary ratify Finland's accession to NATO," includes the Finnish newspaper 'Hufvudstadsbladet'.

In his speech to the council of the Green party, to which he belongs, Haavisto noted that NATO membership will not change the fundamentals of Finland's foreign policy.

"Although many things change with Finland's entry into NATO, not everything changes. Finland's foreign policy is still based on human rights, we continue to emphasize the importance of a rules-based international system and compliance with international law," has secured.

On November 24, the Office of the President of Finland called for speeding up work on a law approving the country's entry into NATO, despite the fact that Turkey and Hungary have not yet ratified the protocol for Finland's and Sweden's entry into NATO. alliance.

"The Presidency of the Republic considers it appropriate that the Government's proposal for the approval of the North Atlantic Treaty be submitted to Parliament, regardless of the aforementioned missing ratifications, so that there is the will to approve the agreements as soon as the conditions are met" , made known head of state, Sauli Niinisto, in a statement.

The president was referring to comments made this week by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who confirmed that Hungary will not complete the ratification process for both countries to join NATO until early 2023, despite the fact that it was taken for granted. What would it be this year?

Orbán has stressed that Hungary supports the expansion of the Atlantic Alliance and has advanced that the parliamentary vote will take place in the first session of 2023. "The two (Nordic) countries have not lost a single minute for Hungary," he stated, according to statements released by his government.

Sweden and Finland are also awaiting the approval of Turkey, the country that has been most reluctant to join NATO due to the presence in these countries of individuals whom Ankara links to "Kurdish terrorist organizations". The expansion of the bloc requires the endorsement of the 30 member states, so it is necessary for all the allies to do their part.