Their ambassadors made the presentation to Secretary-General
Jens Stoltenberg, Dpa reports.
On Wednesday, Stoltenberg described the move as a “historic
step” in a “critical moment” for Europe.
The official noted that it came amid Russia’s war in Ukraine
now almost three months.
He said the organization would assess the applications and
consider the security interests of all allies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart
Recep Erdogan are opposed to the admission.
Erdogan is furious because Sweden and Finland earlier
sanctioned his country.
The Turkish leader accused them of supporting “terrorist
organisations”.
The comment referred to the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party
(PKK) and the Kurdish militia People’s Defence Units (YPG) in Syria.
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