NATO and Russia should be invited to the talks on the planned U.S. radar base in central Europe, Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic said on Monday, according to a report from Bratislava, Slovakia.
"Europe and the world would be safer if the United States, NATO and Russia agreed on such ... bases and similar matters," Gasparovic said after meeting with his visiting Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus in Bratislava.
Gasparovic appreciated the fact that Slovakia is being regularly informed about the planned radar base by Prague.
Slovaks have recently expressed fears about the planned U.S. radar base in neighboring Czech Republic.
Meanwhile, both countries toed a cautious line on the issue of Kosovo's recent declaration of independence.
Klaus warned that the international recognition of Kosovo's independence might set a precedent for other regions.
"I believe that we opened a Pandora's box in Europe, which may have unfortunate consequences," he said.
Slovakia is the first country that Klaus paid an official visit to following the start of his second presidential term last week.
Klaus said the visit was symbolic, given the traditionally close relations between the two countries that made up the former Czechoslovakia.
Source: Xinhua
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