Luck is on the side of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO as it welcomed another member into the organization.
NATO has officially welcomed and received Finland as the 31st member of the organization.
This was revealed in a statement released by President Sauli Niinisto on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
The president noted that the Finish era of military non-alignment has become something of the past.
He said NATO will make provision for security and strengthen the international status of Finland.
He further explained that Finland sent its application to be member of NATO together with Sweden.
The Informant247 understands that NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance between 31 member-states wherein 29 are from Europe and 2 from Northern America.
NATO which was formed following Second World War, executed the North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949.
NATO is a military alliance of independent countries that have agreed to stand by one another against attacks by third parties.
During the Cold War, NATO stood as a check on the perceived threat posed by the Soviet Union.
The alliance continued to exist following the division and eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union.
It has taken active role in military operations in the Balkans, South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The motto of the organization is animus in consulendo liber (Latin for “a mind unfettered in deliberation”).