BRUSSELS, March 7. /TASS/. Sweden’s flag will be raised at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, March 11, to mark the kingdom’s accession to the military bloc, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on the X social network.

"It’s official - Sweden is now the 32nd member of #NATO," he wrote. "I look forward to raising their flag at NATO HQ on Monday."

Earlier, the US Department of State said that the protocol on Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance had officially taken effect.