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Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, asks the country's parliament to vote on Finland's application to joint the NATO defence alliance, saying "I wish that this decision will be good for our countries and our alliance". Erdogan's announcement comes as Finnish President, Sauli Niinistö, visits Ankara. SOUNDBITE
Poland's parliament votes to ratify Sweden and Finland's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as the US-led defence alliance reassesses its capabilities in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The votes for Sweden and Finland both pass, and lawmakers greet both votes with a standing ovation. IMAGES
Lawmakers in Finland vote overwhelmingly in favour of joining NATO as a deterrent against Russian aggression, paving the way for a joint application with Sweden to be submitted in the coming days. After a marathon debate lasting a day-and-a-half, 188 of 200 members of parliament voted in favour of NATO membership, a dramatic turnaround from Finland's military non-alignment policy dating back more than 75 years. IMAGES
As the two historically non-aligned countries confirm they will both seek to apply to NATO, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto meets with the speaker of the Swedish Parliament Andreas Norlen in the presence of the King and Queen of Sweden, and delivers a speech to the parliament. IMAGES
Polish minister of defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Parliament speaker Szymon Holownia attend a ceremony in Warsaw celebrating 25 years since Poland's accession to NATO. A day earlier, President Andrzej Duda urged NATO members to increase their defence spending to three percent of GDP in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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