Azerbaijan, Baku, Apr. 16 / Trend /
Americans have never given and will never give anyone a right of supervision over their strategic system. Even closest allies cannot enjoy privileges. So, talks about "second key" are groundless, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in A and Q for Russiyskaya Gazeta daily readers.
"Second key" means involving in AMD facilities in Poland and Czech Republic the Russian army officers, who will be able to block launch of missiles on Russian facilities.
"During the discussions over the third position region (TPR) of the US global AMD, Americans did not undertake any obligation with respect to order of access of Russian representatives to TPR facilities. Furthermore, Poland and Czech Republic are against our permanent presence there. Generally, "transparency and trust' that they offered us were symbolical and could not facilitate Russia's concerns," the minister said.
The US intends to place radar in Czech Republic and ten missile interceptors in Poland by 2010 under the pretext of defense from missile threats by Iran. Russia fears the systems will threaten its security. Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev stated in early November that in response to placement of American AMD in Europe Russia will install Iskander missile complexes in the Kaliningrad region and apply radio-electronic neutralization of AMD elements.
However, upon Obama's coming to the state power in the United States talks on ceasing or cancelling the launch of TPR in Europe have intensified.
Lavrov said Russia offered alternative to TPR, which implies to establish international interaction in the sphere of AMD, to launch common system of missile setting monitoring, to appraise reality of missile threats and to develop joint response measures if needed. "This initiative remains in force. We are waiting for reply of the new US administration," the minister said.
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