NATO Secretary General: Finland will formally join NATO Soon

"I welcome the vote by the Turkish Grand National Assembly to ratify Finland’s membership in NATO," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says in a statement. 

According to Stoltenberg, Finland will formally join the Alliance in the coming days. 

"Their membership will make Finland safer and NATO stronger," he says and adds:

"All Allies made a historic decision last year to invite Finland and Sweden to join our Alliance. Since then, we have seen the fastest ratification process in NATO’s modern history. All Allies agree that a rapid conclusion of the ratification process for Sweden will be in everyone’s interest. I look forward to also welcoming Sweden as a full member of the NATO family as soon as possible."