Finland’s president signs national NATO legislation

Helsinki, March 24 : Finlands President Sauli Niinisto has signed into law his countrys accession to the NATO, which was ratified by parliament on March 1.

This act formally sealed the Nordic countrys historic bid to join the military alliance.

Next, Finland will submit its NATO membership-related documents to the US administration once Turkey and Hungary ratify its membership bid, Xinhua news agency reported.Last Friday, during Niinistos visit to Turkey, the countrys President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that Ankara would begin the process of ratifying Finlands bid.According to Turkish media reports cited by the Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat, the foreign affairs commission of the Turkish parliament approved Finlands NATO membership on Thursday, after which the discussion of Finlands NATO membership will be brought to parliaments general assembly.Hungarys parliament is expected to vote on Finlands membership bid next Monday, Helsingin Sanomat said.

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