Foreign Minister: Austria will not join NATO

Sadraddin Ismayilov
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Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has said that Austria holds to neutrality tradition amid possible membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO, Report informs.

"We respect the decisions of Finland and Sweden on NATO membership, but we will maintain our neutrality," he noted.

Notably, Austria is not a member of NATO. Finland and Sweden have announced that they will officially apply for NATO membership.

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