stable world, and that is most important for us. ude, finland will become a full important for us. ude, finland will become a full member important for us. ude, finland will become a full member of- important for us. ude, finland will become a full member of the - become a full member of the alliance so it will participate in all nato structures, military civilian activities and also be at the table in all nato meetings and also have a vote, and be part of the decision making within the alliance, but of course most importantly what happens from today on, is that finland will be covered by nato s ironclad security guarantees, our article five that says that an attack on one ally will be regarded as an attack on all, all for one, one for all, and the president is absolutely right when he says this has been a gradual development. spin finland and sweden are for many years been very close partners and after we invite them injune last year, they got a special status of
issues going on here, also, relating to how russia perceives this as a threat to its own security, and russia has always said that if nato troops or materials stationed within finland that could present a serious problem here, d. finland has argued it is going to follow the norwegian and danish model of not having any of that based on their soil, but sanna marin and others have recently talking about putting no conditions on this nato membership and in that regard that question was left open, and in that sense, the way in which security is part of nato membership for finland, may mean greater control, now that they are part of the decision making process, for instance. but we will have to see, because we don t know what
arranuements. ., ., , arrangements. we heard a pleasant sta in that arrangements. we heard a pleasant stay in that press arrangements. we heard a pleasant stay in that press conference, - arrangements. we heard a pleasant stay in that press conference, we i arrangements. we heard a pleasant| stay in that press conference, we do not want that others say what we should do and we can do. that is a basic kind of idea but it is fundamental, isn t it, as to why finland is taking that step, one of the reasons why. . finland is taking that step, one of the reasons why. finland is taking that step, one of the reasons why. . indeed. and the reasons why. . indeed. and the military the reasons why. . indeed. and the military nonalignment - the reasons why. . indeed. and the military nonalignment which i the reasons why. . indeed. and| the military nonalignment which we have used as the term to describe a situation since 1995 when he joined the european union is now over, and now we
your outstanding leadership and commitment, president, and for leading finland into the most successful alliance in history. so welcome, welcome to the alliance. thank you, it is great to be here. as secretary thank you, it is great to be here. as secretary generaljens said, i want as secretary generaljens said, i want to as secretary generaljens said, i want to thank you, you have been with us want to thank you, you have been with us all want to thank you, you have been with us all the way. i remember we discussed with us all the way. i remember we discussed quite deeply about nato, and finline s membership already in 2021. and finline s membership already in 2021, and and finline s membership already in 2021, and i and finline s membership already in 2021, and i guess we have been talking 2021, and i guess we have been talking after that by phone and by meeting talking after that by phone and by meeting almost tens of times. so it is a great meeting almost tens of