A White House statement said Bush "determined that defence co-operation with Serbia and Montenegro will encourage continued defence reform and strengthen Serbia and Montenegro's democratic institutions".
U saopštenju Bele kuće navodi se da je Buš «utvrdio da će saradnja sa Srbijom i Crnom Gorom na polju odbrane podstaći dalje vojne reforme i ojačati demokratske institucije Srbije i Crne Gore».