Djelimično u cilju sprječavanja toga, NATO je na svom samitu u Rigi u novembru načinio odlučan korak naprijed i ponudio članstvo u Partnerstvu za mir BiH, Crnoj Gori i Srbiji.
In part to prevent this from happening, NATO took a decisive step forward in November at its summit in Riga, offering membership in the Partnership for Peace to BiH, Montenegro and Serbia.