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Finland and the United States on Tuesday wrapped up talks on a bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), the Finnish Foreign Ministry has announced.
The agreement will be published after it is passed by the Finnish parliament, the ministry said. According to Finnish media, parliamentary approval is not expected before the end of 2023.
The Finnish parliamentary constitutional committee will decide whether the agreement can be passed by a simple majority or by a two-thirds majority.
The agreement will define the rights and duties of U.S. forces when training or otherwise stationed in Finland, while complementing Finland's NATO membership, according to Finnish commentators.
According to Finnish media, there would be no actual U.S. bases in Finland, but the U.S. forces could be present in the country in some form. Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) on Monday reported that the U.S. troops would be granted access to some undisclosed garrisons and military bases, and exclusive access to sites for storing vehicles, weapons and other materials required to conduct military exercises in Finland.
At a press conference on Tuesday in the Norwegian capital Oslo, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that the results of the final talks will now be examined "at the political level." He said the DCA agreement is "crucial to Finland and other Nordics."
(Cover: City view of Helsinki, Finland. /CFP)