"Ms Rice should arrive in the morning on Tuesday, July 8.
Then the treaty will be signed and she is to leave after a gala dinner," a senior clerk told MfD. The United States wants to build the radar base at the Brdy military district, some 90km southwest of Prague, and a base for ten interceptor missiles in Poland within its missile shield. The Central European elements are to protect the United States and a large part of the European continent against missiles that states like Iran might launch. The Czech opposition and about two thirds of the Czech public are still opposed to the radar base, according to the latest public opinion polls. It is ECB celebrates 10th birthday ...
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Rice prices 'to keep on rising' ... not clear whether the Czech government will muster enough votes for the treaties' ratification in parliament. The details of Rice's Prague visit are allegedly kept secret for safety reasons. It is not yet clear whether both treaties will be signed in July. The major treaty has been ready for several weeks and ready for signature. The other one that treats various technical aspects of the radar base on Czech soil has not yet been completed due to different stands on the payment of taxes related to the possible stay of U.S. soldiers in the country. Opponents of the radar base have already announced they are preparing demonstrations during Rice's visit. Rice was first to arrive in early May, but she adjourned the journey. Czech politicians then spoke about mid-July as the latest date for her arrival.
(Ceske Noviny)
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