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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was in Brussels on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC), which will be preceded by a ceremony welcoming Finland into the alliance. 

The flag-raising ceremony at NATO headquarters for the alliance's 31st member is being attended by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and government ministers.

Türkiye has announced its decision to ratify Finland's bid to join NATO as a result of the latter's concrete and sincere measures against terror organizations while delaying the bid of Sweden.

Finns on Jan. 28 re-elected their popular and cautious president Sauli Niinisto, who is credited with maintaining a balanced relationship with the nation’s powerful neighbor Russia at a time of simmering relations between Moscow and the West.

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö arrived in Istanbul on Oct. 13 on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight before a connecting flight to Ankara to begin his official visit, daily Hürriyet has reported.

Sauli Niinistö, the Finnish President who will launch his Turkey visit today, has economic, security and political issues in his briefcase, but jokingly fears he will find it difficult to find his way in the Turkish presidential palace, which has been a source of debate for its size and cost. 

BELGRADE, - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will pay a visit to Finland on Monday to discuss with Finnish officials the economic cooperation between the two countries.

During the visit to Helsinki, the Serbian prime minister will meet with Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, President Sauli Niinisto and Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja.