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“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1130) expressing support for the sovereign decision of Finland and Sweden to apply to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as well as calling on all members of NATO to ratify the protocols of accession swiftly, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 1130 Whereas Finland and Sweden have made a historic decision to deepen their security ties with the transatlantic community; Whereas a more resilient security architecture in Europe advances democracy, human rights, and values consistent with the North Atlantic Treaty; Whereas, on April 4, 1949, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, hereinafter referred to as NATO, to serve as a defensive alliance based on promoting democratic values and the peaceful mediation of disputes; Whereas NATO membership is open to ``any other European state in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area''; Whereas Finland and Sweden are European states with strong democratic foundations that share the transatlantic community's dedication to the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes; Whereas Finland and Sweden have been members of NATO's Partnership for Peace program sinc…”