Greece says ready to welcome Finland, Sweden in NATO

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias arrives for a two day NATO foreign ministers meeting in Berlin, Germany May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece fully supports Sweden's and Finland's plans to join NATO, its foreign minister said on Saturday.

"Greece has excellent relations with these two countries, which are also members of the European Union," Nikos Dendias said in Berlin where he will attend an informal NATO ministers meeting.