While acknowledging that his country was lagging behind other EU applicants with respect to economic and political reforms, Nastase insisted Romania would "directly strengthen NATO's security role through our experience in peacekeeping operations and our role in promoting stability and co-operation in Southern Europe."
Priznajući da njegova zemlja zaostaje za drugim kandidatima za prijem u EU u pogledu ekonomskih i političkih reformi, Nastase je insistirao na tome da će Rumunija «direktno ojačati bezbednosnu ulogu NATO-a iskustvom u mirovnim operacijama i iskustvom u unapređivanju stabilnosti i saradnje u južnoj Evropi».