Ivanov: U.S. must explain why his defense base in Romania | In Russia and CIS | News |
February 7, 2010 – 1:51 am
Russia hopes that the U.S. will be told for what purpose will be to create a missile defense base in Romania, said Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov.
” Not stated, against whom it is directed construction “- Ivanov told journalists on Saturday in Munich, where he participated in a conference on security, RIA Novosti reported.
He said that on the eve of Russia’s Foreign Ministry expressed concern about the new initiative of the Americans and the consent of Romania to host the missile defense elements.
According to Ivanov, has “totally failed to understand what kind of infrastructure is speech, and if it is the infrastructure which had been planned in the Czech Republic, it awl to change the soap “.
Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a statement expressing concern Romania’s readiness to host the American ground interceptors. On agreement to place U.S. missile defense earlier said President Traian Basescu. Washington confirmed plans to deploy missile.
President Barack Obama on Sept. 17 announced the changes in plans for a missile defense system. U.S. does not forgo land-based missile defense system in Europe, but delayed their deployment until 2015.
Prior to the onset of the first land-based facilities will patrol the coast of Europe warships U.S. missile interceptor on board. Was reported earlier that the main candidates for placement of ground missile defense elements are Poland and the Czech Republic.
