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U.S. Interceptors Nearing Poland
Washington and Warsaw have preliminary agreed on stationing in Poland the U.S. interceptors, completing the negotiations of a year and a half. The final decision is yet to be taken by Poland’s authorities. The United States is resolved to reach the breakthrough in the missile defense project in Europe during the tour of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Prague and Warsaw that is slated for the next week.
The principal agreement on stationing ten interceptors of the United States in Poland was attained during the negotiations of Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Vitold Vaszczykovski with the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Rood that completed in Washington.
The key negotiator of Poland expressed his general satisfaction with the talks, making clear that the mission was accomplished. Vaszczykovski said he had informed Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorsky and Prime Minister Donald Tusk about the terms of the deal and making a political decision would be the next move.
Washington was cautiously optimistic when commenting on the recent talks. The Department of State voiced the intent to advance to the key agreement with Poland’s leadership, specifying, however, that the United States has alternatives.
The terms of the compromise won’t be disclosed to public at large until Poland comes up with its political decision. And this general discretion doesn’t appear surprising, as the progress in the talks has been far from smooth so far.
In exchange for the interceptors, Poland demands from the United States the military aid of $20 billion that will enable it to completely reequip the army. Washington isn’t particularly eager to pay that much, threatening to deploy interceptors in some other state of Europe. Lithuania could be the alternative, Vaszczykovski made the sensational statement in June.
www.kommersant.com
All the Article in Russian as of July 04, 2008
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