Sweden is thankful to its allies for accepting it as a NATO member and pledges to adhere to the values of the alliance, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday.
"Sweden is now a NATO member. Thank you all Allies for welcoming us as the 32nd member. We will strive for unity, solidarity and burden-sharing, and will fully adhere to the Washington Treaty values: freedom, democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. Stronger together," Kristersson said on X.
US President Joe Biden welcomed Sweden as NATO’s 32nd ally and said the alliance is "stronger than ever."
"I am honored to welcome Sweden as NATO’s 32nd Ally. 75 years ago—when the United States and 11 other nations came together to establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization—President Truman said the Alliance, 'would create a shield against aggression and fear of aggression.' Today, that shield—and transatlantic security—is stronger than ever with the formal addition of Sweden to NATO," Biden said in a statement.