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Romania has expressed its support for the North Atlantic Alliance's open-door policy, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said on Thursday, stressing that Finland and Sweden's decision to join NATO is "an act of will" on their part, and NATO has demonstrated its "defensive character, its unity, solidity, consistency in action."
The head of the Lisbon government, for his part, said that the accession of Finland and Sweden would strengthen NATO.
"We have expressed our support for the accession of Finland and Sweden. It is a free choice of the two states, two states that will certainly contribute to the strengthening of the North Atlantic Alliance. It is one of the most important aspects of Russia's defeat, and NATO has emerged strengthened with Sweden and Finland's bid to join. NATO member states need to approve this accession, and these issues to finalize the accession will be resolved in the diplomatic arena, and NATO will be strengthened by this accession," Costa said. AGERPRES
