The agreement asserted a broad and regionally balanced enlargement of NATO was an essential part of the transformation of the alliance and commended all applicant countries for their contributions to NATO's efforts in the Balkans and their assistance to the United States following the events of 11 September.
U sporazumu se ukazuje da široko i regionalno izbalansirano proširenje NATO-a predstavlja suštinski deo transformacije Alijanse i pohvaljuju se sve zemlje kandidati zbog njihovog doprinosa nastojanjima NATO-a na Balkanu i pružanja pomoći Sjedinjenim Državama posle događaja od 11. septembra.