NATO formally invites Sweden and Finland to join alliance

Madrid summit communique also cites Russia as 'threat' and China as challenge

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu shakes hands with Swedish counterpart Ann Linde after signing a document during a NATO summit in Madrid on June 28. © Reuters

MADRID (Reuters) -- NATO has invited Sweden and Finland to become members of the military alliance, a communique published by the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday said.

"The accession of Finland and Sweden will make them [the allies] safer, NATO stronger and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure," the communique said, adding that the alliance also agreed on a new strategic concept.

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