Stockholm has formally been greenlit for accession to the US-led bloc
Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization after the document formalizing Stockholm’s accession to the bloc entered into force on Thursday.
The accession ceremony will be held in Washington, where Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will submit his country’s accession documents to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In the accession document published by the US Department of State, it is declared that all the conditions for Sweden’s entry into NATO have been fulfilled and that the protocol signifying Stockholm’s membership has entered into force on March 7, 2024.
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