Rice seeks to tighten links with Prague
tiscali.co.uk     07-Jul-2008            

By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves on Monday for the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Georgia and perhaps Poland on a trip that illustrates their deepening U.S. ties despite Russia’s objections. The centrepiece of Rice’s trip is Tuesday’s signing of an accord in Prague to base radar in the Czech Republic as part of a missile shield to protect the United States and its allies from attack by what it calls "rogue" states, including Iran. Before leaving for Prague on Monday evening, Rice met Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in Washington in the hopes of nailing down an agreement to base 10 interceptors in Poland as part of the missile defence shield. If a deal can be struck in time, she could visit Warsaw on Thursday to sign an agreement with Polish Prime Minister Donald... [read full story]                    


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(anonymous) - 10-Jul-2008 11:03:21
Except that Czech Republic never was a soviet republic...
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(anonymous) - 10-Jul-2008 12:24:23
Czech Republic was not a Soviet republic, that is a fact. However, Russia was the master of Czech Republic during Cold War.
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