Head of US Missile Defence Agency to visit Prague

The director of the US Missile Defence Agency, Henry Obering, will visit the Czech Republic on Monday. The main aim of the visit is to introduce Czech politicians to the technical parameters of a radar base that the United States is hoping to build in the Czech Republic. Mr Obering is scheduled to meet with President Vaclav Klaus, Senators, MPs, and will take part in Monday's National Security Council session. He is also expected to hold talks with the leader of the Social Democrats, Jiri Paroubek, whose party has been critical of the radar station.