GLOBALink | Sweden to apply to join NATO

STOCKHOLM, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday announced the official decision to start the process of the country's application to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

"It is clear that there is a broad majority in Sweden's parliament for Sweden to join NATO," Andersson said during a press conference.

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