Русская версия"We welcome it that Poland and the United States have come close to the treaty," Pojar told CTK.
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radar on Czech soil is also to be part of the U.S. shield that is to protect the United States and a large part of Europe against missiles that countries like Iran might launch.
Poland and the United States have reached agreement after more than a year of hard negotiating.
Ten U.S. interceptor missiles are to be stationed in Poland.
The Czech Republic already signed the treaty with the United States in July. It is yet to sign a SOFA treaty on the status of the U.S. soldiers in the Czech Republic.
The treaties are to be ratified by parliament. Support for them is not, however, sure. Besides the opposition, also some government coalition deputies are opposed to the radar.
More than two thirds of Czechs do not want the radar on Czech soil according to public opinion polls.
The U.S. anti-missile shield in central Europe is fundamentally resented by Russia.
(Ceske Noviny)
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