OAN’s Elizabeth Volberding
Sweden’s national flag was hoisted at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters, securing the Nordic nation’s status as the 32nd member of the alliance.
On Monday, March 11th, Sweden was officially welcomed into NATO with a flag-raising ceremony. Sweden is joining the alliance as its second new member since the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called Sweden’s approval “a historic day.” In a display of solidarity, officials from the Swedish government and political party leaders from all parties also gathered together.
The NATO secretary-general, Crown Princess Victoria, and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson watched as two soldiers hoisted the blue banner with the yellow cross among the formal circle of national flags at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
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