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The United States welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's submission to parliament of Sweden's NATO membership and hopes for approval as soon as possible. "We welcome that step," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters, voicing hope that the bill "will be considered in the Turkish parliament and passed as soon as possible." SOUNDBITE
The 37-year-old politician made the announcement following her decision to step down as her party's leader last week.
When Finland becomes the military alliance's 31st member on Tuesday it will complete the fastest accession process in the organisation's history.
Sunday's Finland parliamentary elections there have resulted in a new government. In a close vote, outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats came in third place. The results signal a political shift to the right in Finland, mirroring many votes across Europe. The pro-business National Coalition Party claimed victory, expected to win 48 of the 200 seats in parliament. And close behind was the nationalist Finns Party. FRANCE 24's Robert Parsons tells us what this result means.
"NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance, but at the same time that is a long term perspective" says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a visit to Helsinki. SOUNDBITE - ATTENTION, NO SOUND AT SOURCE DURING THE BEGINNING OF FIRST SHOT
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