[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H554-H555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AMERICA'S PARTNERSHIP WITH FINLAND

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, America is grateful for 
our alliance with Finland, a loyal NATO partner, to promote regional 
security.
  Finnish Defense Minister Jussi Niinisto wrote an article in Defense 
News reviewing our partnership:
  ``Today, the Finnish Defence Forces are more capable and more 
interoperable than they have ever been. That makes [Finland] effective 
in looking after our own security and a solid partner for other EU 
member states and NATO countries.
  ``During my time as the minister of defense of Finland, we have taken 
other steps to strengthen the trans-Atlantic link. A prime example is 
our bilateral defense relationship with the

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United States. In October 2016, we signed our bilateral statement of 
intent on defense cooperation. This was later followed by a trilateral 
statement of intent between Finland, Sweden, and the United States in 
May 2018.''
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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