There should be some progress in Polish-U.S. talks on the installation in Poland of an anti-missile shield, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday.
Another round of Polish-American talks on the deployment of elements of the U.S. anti-missile shield in Poland will start hereon Wednesday through Thursday, according to Polish news agency PAP.
Tusk told a news conference here that the shield in Poland should be "accompanied by safety guarantees which would not leave Poland alone with just the shield installations."
He added it was more likely than before that proposals of the Polish government would be taken into account by the American side.
Tusk stressed that Poland's main demands were the permanent stationing on its territory of U.S. Patriot missiles and U.S. aid for Polish air defense.
"I believe the U.S. side has taken our demands quite seriously, and today their acceptance seems more probable that the American side agrees to them than even a few weeks ago, "Tusk said.
Tusk said his government would sign the agreement with the United States on the missile shield immediately after security guarantees are made.
Warsaw has been lobbying Washington to provide a THAAD or Patriot-type air defense system in exchange for a Polish green light for hosting the silos.
Russia opposes the anti-missile shield plan, saying it will threaten Russian national security. Moscow has warned that it will target its missiles at the system if it is deployed in Poland.
Source: Xinhua
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