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We know that Sweden and Finland meet NATO standards both politically and militarily, says Jens Stoltenberg during a press conference on Wednesday.

Jens Stoltenberg points out that it is required that Sweden submits an application in order for the process for a membership to begin.

- I can not say how long it will take, but it can go quickly provided they want to.

I am confident that we will find a way to handle that situation, but I do not want to go into how we would do it more precisely, he says.

Hear more about why Sweden and Finland could quickly join NATO in the video above.