NATO welcomed Turkey’s decision to start ratifying Finland’s application. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the start in Turkey of the procedure for ratifying Finland’s application for NATO membership, and is looking forward to early membership for Finland and Sweden. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that the country’s parliament has begun the process of ratifying Finland’s application to join NATO. ” “I welcome Turkey’s decision today to move forward with the ratification of Finland’s membership in NATO. This will strengthen the security of Finland, strengthen the security of Sweden and strengthen the security of NATO,” the Secretary General said in a widespread statement. He also expressed hope for both Finland and Sweden to join the alliance as soon as possible. “The main thing is that both Finland and Sweden quickly become full-fledged members of NATO, and not their joint entry,” the Secretary General said.