Rice to sign Czech-U.S. radar treaty in Prague next week

Washington- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in the Czech Republic next week to sign the Czech-U.S. treaty on the installation of a U.S. radar base on Czech soil, the AFP agency reported today, citing Rice's spokesman Sean McCormack. McCormack did not give the exact date of Rice's visit. He said Rice will depart for Europe on Monday. Judging by this, the main treaty on the radar base, a planned part of the U.S. missile defence shield in Europe, might be signed in Prague on Tuesday, July 8, as has been widely expected. The radar installation is to be built in the military district Brdy, some 90km southwest of Prague. After it is signed by Washington and Prague, the treaty will still require consent from Czech... [read full story]