• NATO Allies sign Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden
• Video - Sweden and NATO train to keep Gotland secure
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NATO Ambassadors signed the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden at NATO Headquarters on 5 July 2022, in the presence of Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: “This is truly an historic moment. For Finland, for Sweden, for NATO, and for our shared security.”
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On 07 July 2022, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Mircea Geoană, and the North Atlantic Council paid a visit to the NATO-led KFOR mission and the NATO Advisory and Liaison Team in Kosovo.
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General Christopher Cavoli of the US Army assumed command of Allied Command Operations in a ceremony at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium on 4 July 2022. General Cavoli succeeds General Tod Wolters of the US Air Force, who had been in post since 2019.
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NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, Ambassador Baiba Braže, opened the “Russian War Crimes House” exhibition at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 6 July 2022.
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Finland and Sweden completed accession talks at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 4 July 2022, as agreed last week by NATO leaders at their Summit in Madrid. Both countries formally confirmed their willingness and ability to meet the political, legal and military obligations and commitments of NATO membership.
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Allied Command Transformation welcomed German General Chris Badia as the new Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation on 7 July 2022. (Story courtesy of Allied Command Transformation)
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Situated roughly 100 kilometres off the Swedish coast, the island of Gotland is of strategic importance, as it has a commanding view of the Baltic Sea. Should a crisis occur, the island would provide the Swedish Armed Forces with an advantage to influence air and maritime traffic.
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