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NATO Secretary General welcomes Foreign Minister of Iraq to NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein to NATO Headquarters on Monday (20 March 2023). The NATO Secretary General thanked Iraq for its commitment to its partnership with NATO, particularly with respect to fighting international terrorism and promoting stability in the region. Mr Stoltenberg underscored that NATO continues to strengthen Iraqi security forces and institutions through the advisory and capacity-building NATO Mission Iraq. Click here to download the remarks by the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, and the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mr. Fuad Hussein, as well as the b-roll of their bilateral meeting.  Click here for the transcript of the NATO Secretary General's remarks.  NATO Secretary General welcomes progress on Finland’s road to NATO membership NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen to NATO Headquarters on Monday (20 March 2023) for talks on Finland’s progress toward membership in the Alliance. Mr Stoltenberg welcomed the announcement by Türkiye that they will now move forward on the ratification of Finnish membership, and Hungary's announcement that they will also vote on Finnish ratification in the coming days. Click here to download the joint statement by NATO Secretary General, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Finland, as well as the b-roll of their bilateral meeting.  Click here for the transcript of the NATO Secretary General's statement.