Swedish Foreign Ministry sends document on NATO membership to parliament

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden has sent the document on NATO membership to the parliament, Report informs with reference to the Swedish government.

The document states that this was done to speed up the process of joining the North Atlantic Alliance, which can be completed immediately after the ratification of the accession protocol by all NATO members.

Parliament must review the memorandum and respond within six weeks.

The protocols on the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO were signed by the representatives of the alliance countries on July 5 this year. The membership application has been approved by 28 countries of the organization.