We know quite well that achieving NATO standards is a much bigger task than simply realising the military requirements set by the Alliance.A functional democracy based on the rule of law, the respect of human and minority rights and a developed market economy -- these are all political requirements which must be met by the countries that wish to become members of NATO.
Vrlo dobro znamo da je dostizanje standarda NATO-a mnogo teži zadatak od pukog ispunjavanja vojnih zahteva alijanse. Funkcionalna demokratija bazira se na vladavini zakona, poštovanju ljudskih i manjinskih prava i razvijenoj tržišnoj ekonomiji - sve su to politički zahtevi koje moraju ispuniti zemlje koje žele da postanu članice NATO-a.