Defense: Czech Foreign Minister - participation in the U.S. anti-missile shield will protect Europe.

The Czech Foreign Minister has announced on local television, that treaties on the stationing of a U.S. radar base on Czech soil could be signed in early May.

According to information from the Czech news agency CTK, the agreement has not yet been reached on one article concerning the environment, as guarantees of liquidation of possible environmental damage have not yet been provided.

Schwarzenberg said that he expects the Czech Republic's partners in NATO to comprehend at the summit in Bucharest on April 4 that participation in the U.S. anti-missile shield will protect Europe.