Article in Finnish. Couldn’t find any English ones released yet.
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>**Stoltenberg: NATO to increase co-operation with Finland, Sweden and the EU – NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Ukraine**
>*In addition to Finland, Sweden was also represented at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Both are NATO partners, although they are not members.*
>Brussels
>NATO will increase co-operation with like-minded partners in Finland, Sweden and the EU, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
>The NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in Brussels on Friday. The meeting was attended by partner countries Finland and Sweden, as well as EU representatives. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) attended the meeting.
>According to Stoltenberg, cooperation means coordination and information sharing. According to Stoltenberg, the partners are involved in all NATO contacts related to Ukraine.
>According to Stoltenberg, the war in Ukraine has shown that no country can survive alone. He appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine and seek a diplomatic solution.
>Stoltenberg stressed on Friday that NATO supports Ukraine and protects its territory, but does not intend to be a party to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to Stoltenberg, NATO is doing everything it can to prevent the war from escalating.
>“According to member states, NATO planes should not be in Ukrainian airspace or NATO forces on Ukrainian soil,” Stoltenberg said.
>For the same reason, according to Stoltenberg, a no-fly zone over Ukrainian airspace, which would be controlled by NATO, is not possible in the opinion of the member states.
>The Russian invasion and the situation in Ukraine will be discussed today, Friday, in two meetings in Brussels. First, NATO foreign ministers met and later EU foreign ministers.
>EU Foreign Ministers Dmytro Kuleba, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will also discuss with EU Foreign Ministers.
>Haavisto said in parliament on Thursday that the war in Ukraine has intensified co-operation between NATO and the EU.
>He reminded that Finland has demanded coordination between the two parties.
>“There may have been a bit of such tension between the two organizations, and now it seems to have melted away in this situation,” he said.
>”This is a good thing for Finland.”
>HS is following Thursday’s meetings closely.
>Haavisto’s press conference for Finnish journalists will be held at 7 p.m.
>Diplomatic activity will be lively on Friday, as Finnish President Sauli Niinistö will meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington.
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Article in Finnish. Couldn’t find any English ones released yet.
Google translate:
>**Stoltenberg: NATO to increase co-operation with Finland, Sweden and the EU – NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Ukraine**
>*In addition to Finland, Sweden was also represented at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Both are NATO partners, although they are not members.*
>Brussels
>NATO will increase co-operation with like-minded partners in Finland, Sweden and the EU, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
>The NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in Brussels on Friday. The meeting was attended by partner countries Finland and Sweden, as well as EU representatives. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) attended the meeting.
>According to Stoltenberg, cooperation means coordination and information sharing. According to Stoltenberg, the partners are involved in all NATO contacts related to Ukraine.
>According to Stoltenberg, the war in Ukraine has shown that no country can survive alone. He appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine and seek a diplomatic solution.
>Stoltenberg stressed on Friday that NATO supports Ukraine and protects its territory, but does not intend to be a party to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to Stoltenberg, NATO is doing everything it can to prevent the war from escalating.
>“According to member states, NATO planes should not be in Ukrainian airspace or NATO forces on Ukrainian soil,” Stoltenberg said.
>For the same reason, according to Stoltenberg, a no-fly zone over Ukrainian airspace, which would be controlled by NATO, is not possible in the opinion of the member states.
>The Russian invasion and the situation in Ukraine will be discussed today, Friday, in two meetings in Brussels. First, NATO foreign ministers met and later EU foreign ministers.
>EU Foreign Ministers Dmytro Kuleba, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will also discuss with EU Foreign Ministers.
>Haavisto said in parliament on Thursday that the war in Ukraine has intensified co-operation between NATO and the EU.
>He reminded that Finland has demanded coordination between the two parties.
>“There may have been a bit of such tension between the two organizations, and now it seems to have melted away in this situation,” he said.
>”This is a good thing for Finland.”
>HS is following Thursday’s meetings closely.
>Haavisto’s press conference for Finnish journalists will be held at 7 p.m.
>Diplomatic activity will be lively on Friday, as Finnish President Sauli Niinistö will meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington.