Czech Premier defends USA missile system decision - "Czech decission not compatible with the EU’s general interest in security"
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek last Friday defended his country’s decision to begin talks with the United States about building part of its controversial missile defence system on Czech soil. “The Czech Republic has the right to sign a bilateral agreement on the system,” MTI news agency reported him as saying after meeting Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány.
The decision has drawn criticism from European Union foreign policy and security chief Javier Solana, who last Thursday said that “sovereignty has to be made compatible with the EU’s general interest in security.”Russia is also unhappy about the system, and has warned it could spark a Cold War-style arms race. The US claims the system is intended to defend against what they call "a missile threat from Iran". - A claim similar to one 4 years ago about the threat of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
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