2007 press releases

Congressman Trent Franks Visits Czech Republic

Prague, August 23, 2007

Congressman Trent Franks will visit the Czech Republic and Poland August 29 - 31 to discuss European-U.S. missile defense cooperation. Congressman Franks, Member of the House Committee on Armed Services Committee and co-founder of the Bipartisan House Missile Defense Caucus, will also be speaking at the Year 2007 Multinational Ballistic Missile Defense Conference September 4-6 in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

“Both the Czech Republic and Poland have been strong friends and allies to the United States," Franks stated. “The current ongoing discussions about the U.S. proposal to place 10 interceptors in Poland and a radar in the Czech Republic are essential to building and maintaining an effective defense strategy against our common enemies. My meetings with key leaders in these countries present an invaluable opportunity to communicate U.S. Congressional perspectives on U.S. and European missile defenses. As Congress has debated the deployment and funding of European missile sites, questions continue to arise regarding Russia’s and NATO’s reactions, as well as the effectiveness of our current missile defense."

Congressman Franks will be visiting the Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Other speakers at the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) conference in Maastricht include Lt Gen Obering, Assistant Secretary of State Rood, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer, and others.

Congressman Franks is serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives.