Talks with the U.S. on the installation in Poland of a U.S. anti-missile system will continue for many months to come, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorskisaid Thursday.
"We must show some patience here. This is a project which will stretch over many years, the talks will most probably last for months to come," Sikorski, who is returning from Brussels after meeting of NATO foreign ministers, was quoted by Polish news agency PAP as saying.
Sikorski added Poland was aware the talks could take a new turn following this year's presidential elections in the United States. He added that the U.S. Democratic Party, whose chances for winning the presidency are high, had voiced "skepticism" towards the shield project.
Both Senator Clinton and Obama have expressed deep skepticism regarding the Bush administration's missile defense proposals, Sikorski stressed.
Sikorski noted that the U.S. state department's Europe and Asiachief Daniel Fried said on Wednesday that the U.S. hoped to conclude the shield talks with Poland still under the George W. Bush presidency.
Poland wants the United States to boost significantly its military assistance for the country in return for allowing interceptor missiles to be based on its territory.
The United States is planning to deploy 10 missile interceptors in Poland and a radar system in the Czech Republic as part of its European missile shield.
Russia has objected the plan, saying it will threat Russian national security, and has warned that Moscow will target its missiles at the system if it is deployed in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Source:Xinhua
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