We want to be security providers - Swedish PM

STORY: "Of course this is good for the security in Sweden and for the Swedish people, but we want to be security providers in NATO and therefore increase the security for all NATO countries and citizens in all NATO," she said as the historic three-day summit in Madrid came to a close.

Sweden and Finland will sign the NATO accession protocol to formally join the alliance on Tuesday (July 5), NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during his closing news conference.