Austria Has No Plans To Follow Example Of Sweden And Finland And Join NATO — Chancellor
Date
7/18/2022 6:13:32 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Austria is not planning to take the cue from Sweden and Finland
and join NATO, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer told a news
conference in Vienna, according to Bratislava's Pravda newspaper,
Trend reports
citing TASS .
Nehammer underscored that his country is not going to follow the
example of Sweden and Finland, which 'have reviewed their military
neutrality' and 'are seeking to enter NATO.' He also noted that
'Austria adheres to the EU's common international and security
policy and plans to boost investments in its own defenses.'
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and his Swedish
counterpart Ann Linde along with representatives of 30 NATO member
states inked protocols on July 5 for the two Nordic countries to
enter the North Atlantic alliance at an official ceremony at the
military bloc's headquarters. Finland and Sweden will become NATO
member states after the accession documents are ratified by all of
the alliance's member countries.
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