Skupa s Bosnom i Hercegovinom i Srbijom, Crna Gora se u decembru pridružila programu NATO-a Partnerstvo za mir, čime je načinila prvi korak ka konačnom članstvu u ovom paktu od 26 zemalja.
Along with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, Montenegro joined NATO's Partnership for Peace programme in December, taking a first major step towards eventual membership of the 26-nation pact.