Ukraine's Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko addresses the annual meeting of the Southeastern Defense Ministerial (SEDM) as the United States hosts thirteen southeastern European defense ministers to discuss common security concerns as they meet at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005. Ukraine became a full member of SEDM, bringing membership to eleven countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld praised southeastern Europe defense ministers on Tuesday for their increasing cooperation in fighting terrorism. (AP Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh, Pool)

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, and Ukraine Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko, right, speak with reporters during the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005. Ukraine became a full member of SEDM, bringing membership to eleven countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, and Ukraine Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko, right, speak with reporters during the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005. Ukraine became a full member of SEDM, bringing membership to eleven countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)