Sweden officially becomes 32nd member of NATO
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson officially handed over Sweden's instruments of accession to NATO to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a ceremony in Washington. Blinken welcomed Sweden as the 32nd member of NATO, stating, "Good things come to those who wait."
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- Published Date: 07:49 | 07 March 2024
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has handed over Sweden's instruments of accession to NATO to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a ceremony in Washington.
"Good things come to those who wait," said Blinken. "With receipt of this instrument of accession let me be the very first to welcome Sweden as a party to the Washington Treaty and the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization," he said.
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