NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg announced the launch of the Swedish and Finnish approval process to become a member of the alliance.

This is a good day for Sweden, Finland and for all NATO.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg spoke before the meeting included representatives from 30 member countries.

We are extremely grateful to all the support from allies for our joining.

Finnish, Swedish and NATO flags at the alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on July 5.

NATO leaders on June 29 issued a joint statement from the summit in Madrid, Spain, inviting Finland and Sweden to join after the entire Union reached agreement on the admission of the two countries of Northern Europe.

The National Assembly each member will need to approve the decision to expand NATO and this process is not the same in each country.

This process usually takes 8-12 months to complete, based on previous precedents.

Turkey initially opposed Sweden and Finland, but on June 28, announcing changes to the viewpoint, supporting these two countries to the Union.

Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov on June 29 evaluated the move of the Northern European countries causing instability.

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President Biden was met with the Spanish king on June 28 when he received a notice that the plan to break the fence he cherished 6 months ago was about to be completed.

After submitting the application for joining NATO, Finland and Sweden have to wait for the potential approval process of many challenges of 30 member countries.