Slovaks against US radar in Czech Republic, says Fico

Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, said on a visit to Prague on Sunday that his country was also against the planned US radar. He said the project was causing a split in NATO. Mr Fico also said America’s anti missile defence shield was not sufficiently developed and that some of its elements were unreliable.

The Czech Parliament has yet to vote on whether to allow the US to build the base in Brdy, central Bohemia. Minister Schwarzenberg said on Sunday the only outstanding issue in talks with Washington was a Czech demand for a guarantee the US would clean up any potential environmental damage.