President Klaus meets with US Vice President Cheney

President Vaclav Klaus has met with US Vice President Dick Cheney to discuss the possibility of a US radar base on Czech territory as part of a broader missile-defense shield. According to reports, the US vice president assured Mr Klaus that efforts to find consensus on the matter with Russia were on-going. Russia has come out strongly against the idea of a US radar base in the Czech Republic complementing an instillation in Poland housing ten interceptor rockets. The idea of the system is to prevent potential attacks by rogue states such as Iran or North Korea.

On Friday Mr Cheney and Mr Klaus also discussed the possibility of lifting visa requirements for Czech citizens.