Nehammer said that Austria is not discussing joining NATO following the example of Sweden and Finland According to the chancellor, joining NATO is not being discussed in Austria. The country adheres to the common foreign and security policy of the European Union, and also plans to invest more in its own defense, he said. 8/77/756581688605778.jpg” alt=”Nehammer stated that there were no discussions about Austria joining NATO” />
Karl Nehammer
Austria is not going to join NATO following the example of Sweden and Finland, the chancellor said at a press conference Karl Nehammer, Pravda reports.
Nehammer held talks in Vienna with Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger. According to the chancellor, they also discussed the situation in Ukraine.
As Nehammer said, Austria is not going to follow the example of Sweden and Finland, which, in connection with the events in Ukraine, have revised their neutral status and seek to join NATO. In Austria, such a discussion “is not taking place,” he stressed.
According to the Chancellor, “Austria adheres to the common foreign and security policy of the European Union, and also plans to invest more in its own defense.”
In mid-May, Nehammer had already said that the possibility of his country's membership in NATO was not on the agenda. He then emphasized that “Austria was, is and will remain neutral.”
Finland and Sweden decided to join the alliance against the background of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. They applied in mid-May and received an official invitation at the end of June after settling relations with Turkey, which objected to their membership in the bloc. Now the entry into the ranks of NATO of these Nordic countries must be approved by the parliaments of all 30 countries of the alliance.
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Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again threatened to prevent Finland and Sweden from joining NATO if they do not keep their promises. Ankara's demands are related to the activities in these camps of members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which the Turkish side considers a terrorist organization.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that NATO expansion at the expense of Sweden and Finland would not create an “immediate threat” ; For Russia. At the same time, he warned that “in the event of deployment of military contingents and infrastructure there” Moscow will be forced to “respond in a mirror image and create the same threats for the territories from which the threats are created.” her.
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