Finland's flag to be hoisted outside NATO headquarters on Tuesday as it officially becomes the 31st member of the Western alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced
Completing the ratification in well under a year still makes Finland's application the fastest membership process in the alliance's recent history.
"Tomorrow we will welcome Finland as the 31st member," Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a historic meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
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