Defence Minister Boris Tadic said the move sought to dispel suspicions that the army was sheltering war crimes suspects, particularly Ratko Mladic, and to remove a potential barrier along Serbia-Montenegro's path to membership in international programmes such as NATO's Partnership for Peace.
Ministar za odbranu Boris Tadić je rekao da je suština ovog koraka da se odagnaju sumnje da armija skriva osumnjičene za ratne zločine, posebno Ratka Mladića, kao i da se ukloni potencijalna prepreka na putu Srbije i Crne Gore ka ulasku u međunarodne programe kao što je program NATO-a Partnerstvo za mir.