TALLINN. Nov 28 (Interfax) - Plans for NATO's further enlargement will be addressed at the alliance's summit in Riga, U.S. President George W. Bush told a news conference in Tallinn on Tuesday.
Bush said he would discuss with allies better options for cooperation and ways to develop NATO's forces to help them tackle the missions facing them in the 21st century.
It means that NATO's possibilities should continue to develop, the U.S. president said. New democracies should join NATO and help bolster peace and security worldwide, he said.
NATO's six missions have been proceeding successfully on various continents, the U.S. president said. NATO appreciates its allies' contribution as much as it appreciated it during the Cold War, he said.
NATO is seeking to make the world safer, he added.
NATO has its largest mission in Afghanistan, Bush said, calling on all allies to help establish new democracies.