Russia Wants Presence At Czech
Missile Defense Sites - Lavrov
Missile Defense Sites - Lavrov
YEREVAN, October 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's foreign minister said on Monday that the country will only lift its objections to a U.S. anti-missile radar in the Czech Republic if Russian observers are permanently posted at the facilities.
"A one-off visit would not change anything, but only increase our suspicions," Sergei Lavrov told journalists.
The agreement to station a U.S. tracking radar in the Czech Republic was signed on July 8 by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg.
On September 19, Defense Minister Vlasta Parkanova and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates signed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The pact governs the deployment of U.S. military personnel at the radar station.
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My Comment: After huffing and puffing .... Russia is now searching for a compromise.