According to the AFP news agency, President Biden “dropped in” to Niinistö’s meeting with White House security adviser Jake Sullivan.
9.3. 19:59•Updated 9.3. 20:49
President Sauli Niinistö has met today in Washington with the President of the United States Joe Biden. The initiative for the meeting came from the White House.
According to the AFP news agency, Biden has confirmed his support for Finland’s early accession to the military and defense alliance NATO at the meeting.
The opportunity to meet with Biden opened up during Niinistö’s visit to Washington. According to AFP, Biden “dropped in” when Niinistö was meeting with the White House’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
President Niinistö says on Twitter that he thanked Biden for his strong support in Finland’s NATO process. In addition, the presidents discussed support for Ukraine.
Niinistö’s visit to Washington is part of a longer trip to the United States, which began on Monday of this week and ends tomorrow, Friday.
According to the Office of the President of the Republic, in addition to foreign and security policy issues, the trip will focus on intensifying economic and technological cooperation.
Niinistö’s agenda today still includes the representatives of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and the speaker of the House of Representatives by Kevin McCarthy meetings.
News updated with AFP information 9.3. at 20:41 and with President Niinistö’s comments at 20:49.