Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, a day before a successive round of negotiations on the U.S. anti-missile shield presence in the country the deployment had to be related to the strengthening of its defense ability.
Addressing a news conference Tusk said Poland's stand on the shield was "very consistent." He did not elaborate.
"After President George W. Bush's declaration during my visit to Washington, the U.S. side made the impression that it absolutely understands the co-relation between the anti-missile shield in Poland and the strengthening of Poland's defense capacity," Tusk said.
"Now we wait for practical conclusions. No positive decision will be made unless they are satisfactory," Tusk stressed.
Poland's chief negotiator Witold Waszczykowski said in Prague on Monday Poland could conclude negotiations in the fall. Successive round of talks is to be held in Warsaw on Wednesday with a U.S. delegation arriving in the city on Tuesday evening.
Talks on the shield between the United States, Poland and the Czech Republic opened at the start of last year. The United States plans to install in Poland a base of 10 interceptor rockets and a tracking radar in the Czech Republic, to shield the United States and its allies from attack by what it calls "rogue" states, particularly Iran.
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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