Czech Republic backs Finland, Sweden joining NATO

The Czech Republic fully supports Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO.

The statement came from Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky while speaking in Berlin in an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the NATO member states, TASS reports.

“We cordially welcome Finland and Sweden [to NATO]. We fully support their desire to join [the organisation]. We [the Czech Republic] consider them our friends. I will convey this position [of my country] to my colleagues [at the meeting in Berlin],” Lipavsky said.