Events 2008
Ballistic Missile Defense Industry, Research and Business Seminar, January 17
U.S. Ambassador Richard Graber, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, MDA Director Lt Gen Henry Obering and Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg (from left to right)
January 18, 2008
Speaking at the closing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Industry, Research and Business Seminar January 17, Ambassador Richard Graber said, "As we stand at the beginning of what I believe will be a new course in our comprehensive security relationship, let us remember: Our intrinsic values made us well-suited as partners. We are democratic societies that prize individual freedoms and possess dynamic entrepreneurs who increasingly speak the same language of innovation, growth, and who have already shown their willingness to work together to face the security challenges of the 21st century."
To read the complete remarks please click here.
To listen to the remarks please click here [audio file, 1.63 MB].
The success of the seminar led General Obering to announce that the Missile Defense Agency would fund a detailed study by a consortium of Czech scientific institutions to examine areas of greater potential U.S. investment and cooperation. The seminar introduced over 40 Czech businesses and 10 major U.S. defense industry representatives, as a first step towards long-term collaboration that would be supported by U.S.-Czech missile defense agreements.
To listen to the remarks please click here [audio file, 2.32 MB].
Press briefing after Czech National Security Council Meeting
January 17, 2008
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Press conference with Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar
January 17, 2008
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