U.S. Officials Discuss Missile Defense in Prague

John Rood in American Center

December 15, 2008

Your browser may not support display of this image.U.S. Representative John Murtha visited Prague on November 25-26. He met with Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar and at the Defense Ministry Murtha talked with his Czech colleagues about Czech and American deployments in Afghanistan and global security issues.    Acting U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Rood was in Prague on December 4. Having served as one of chief architects of U.S.-Czech Missile Defense Agreements, Rood came to the CR to consult with his counterparts about the future of the missile defense project, Czech ratification, Russia’s reaction and NATO involvement. Rood said the U.S. is pleased that NATO supports U.S. agreements with Poland and the Czech Republic. “We see it as an endorsement of the initiative we have taken with these two countries,” Rood said.