The Czech Republic and Poland refused the idea of Russians' permanent presence at the planned anti-missile bases in the two countries, the Czech Foreign Ministry told Xinhua on Wednesday.
The ministry made the statement after the meeting of Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar and his visiting Polish counterpart Przemyslaw Grudzinski in Prague.
According to the information from the ministry, the two sides discussed Russia's possible partnership in the U.S. anti-missile shield project in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Possible partnership of Moscow was mentioned by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Poland recently.
The United States plans to build a radar base in the Czech Republic, along with an interceptor missile base in Poland, as part of its East European missile defense shield.
The main treaty on the radar base was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg in early July.
During the talks on Wednesday, representatives of Poland and the Czech Republic agreed to openly exchange information on anti-missile negotiations and next step of two sides on this issue, the Czech Foreign Ministry said.
Grudzinski showed interest in Prague's negotiations with the U.S. about the radar treaties that have already been signed, the ministry added.
Russia is strongly opposed to the deployment of the anti-missile system, saying it poses a threat to its national security. Czech opposition parties and some 70 percent of the country's citizens also oppose the project.
Source:Xinhua
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