Bursik calls Biden’s speech ‘ambiguous’, urges government to wait for Obama’s stance on radar

Head of the Czech Green Party Martin Bursík has called the speech given by US Vice President Joe Biden at a NATO security conference ‘ambiguous’. In Munich on Saturday, Mr Biden said that the United States would press ahead with plans to build a radar base in the Czech Republic, should these plans be cost effective, and should the technology be proven to work. Speaking to TV Prima on Sunday, Environment Minister Mr Bursík called on the Czech government to wait for new US President Barack Obama to clarify his stance on the radar base before approving it in Parliament. Plans for an anti-missile defence shield to be situated some 90 kilometers from Prague have already been approved by the Czech Senate. They were due to be debated this week in the Chamber of Deputies, but the Green Party voted with the opposition Social Democrats to have the debate postponed.