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Norway PM: Sweden should be admitted to NATO in July

Norway PM: Sweden should be admitted to NATO in July

NATO’s Vilnius summit in July should give approval for Sweden to become a member of the organization, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told foreign correspondents in Oslo on Monday.
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