Defence Minister Selmo Cikotic told the Fena news agency "all commitments related to the country's defence reform have been met and ... exceptional progress has been made on our country's path to full membership in NATO." Recognising its success as a member of the Partnership for Peace (PfP), NATO invited BiH in early 2008 to join the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP).
Ministar odbrane Selmo Cikotić izjavio je novinskoj agenciji Fena "da su sve obaveze vezane za reformu odbrane u zemlji ispunjene i... ostvaren je izuzetan napredak na putu zemlje ka punopravnom članstvu u NATO-u". Potvrđujući njen napredak kao člana Partnerstva za mir (PzM), NATO je početkom 2008. pozvao BiH da se pridruži Pojedinačnom akcionom planu za partnerstvo (IPAP).