Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I think that was the point Senator Stevens was trying to make.”

The enlargement process has and will continue to serve as a particularly effective vehicle for promoting democratic values.

It is one of NATO's prime focuses, the aggression of Russia in Ukraine, of course, Georgia as well.

Decisions on enlargement are for NATO and the nation in question; no other outside country, such as Russia, has a voice in the process.

I know there are those on my side who would also like to have a conference to talk about this. Could we have an indication as to the timeframe of the vote?