"The honor of being counted among the free and independent states of the world brings with it the challenge of protecting and advancing the freedom, rights and prosperity of all the people of Montenegro, and the responsibility to make a positive contribution to the community of nations," Rice wrote, adding that the United States would soon consider launching the process of establishing diplomatic ties.
“Čast da budete uvršteni među slobodne i nezavisne zemlje sveta donosi i izazov da se zaštite i unapređuju slobode, prava i prosperitet svih naroda Crne Gore, kao i odgovornost da se da pozitivan doprinos zajednici naroda”, napisala je Rajs, dodajući da će Sjedinjene Države uskoro razmotriti mogućnost pokretanja postupka uspostavljanja diplomatskih odnosa.