Representatives of Finland and Sweden will take part for the first time in the meeting of the NATO Military Committee, which will be held in Tallinn on September 16-18. This was reported by the press service of the Alliance.

Chiefs of the General Staffs of the Allied countries will gather in the capital of Estonia. They will discuss the implementation of the decisions taken at the Madrid summit, as well as the NATO missions in Iraq (NMI) and Kosovo (KFOR). The conference will be organized by Lieutenant General Martin Gorem, Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Defense Forces.

Also during the conference, the heads of the General Staffs will discuss the development of the military strategy of the Alliance. Other Topics - Promoting Diversity and Innovation in NATO's Armed Forces.

“For the first time, the heads of the defense departments of Finland and Sweden will come to the conference as invited,” the report says..

The Alliance Military Committee meets twice a year at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, and an annual conference is held by a NATO member state.

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Recall that Sweden and Finland announced their intention to join NATO in May, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to a change in attitude towards joining the bloc. On June 29, the Alliance officially began the process of accepting both countries. Turkey is a moderate opponent of countries joining the Alliance.