Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, America is grateful for our alliance with Finland, a loyal NATO partner, to promote regional security. Finnish Defense Minister Jussi Niinisto wrote an article in Defense News reviewing our partnership: ``Today, the Finnish Defence Forces are more capable and more interoperable than they have ever been. That makes [Finland] effective in looking after our own security and a solid partner for other EU member states and NATO countries. ``During my time as the minister of defense of Finland, we have taken other steps to strengthen the trans-Atlantic link. A prime example is our bilateral defense relationship with the United States. In October 2016, we signed our bilateral statement of intent on defense cooperation. This was later followed by a trilateral statement of intent between Finland, Sweden, and the United States in May 2018.'' In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. ____________________”