According to the Russian News Network reports, the Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander – Nalbandian Dov October 19, held in Tbilisi, the Foreign Ministry regular press conference announced that if the U.S. government make recommendations accordingly, then the leadership is prepared to consider allowing cell the United States in the deployment of anti-missile bases in Georgia, but at the moment no plans to discuss this topic, because Washington officials did not make recommendations accordingly.
Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Nalbandian Dorf 19, declared: “Foreign Minister of Georgia has been (this issue) has made the appropriate comments. I can only reiterate that if the U.S. side we have put forward such a request, we are ready to be taken into consideration. Now from the United States a similar request does not exist. ”
Nalbandian Dorf pointed out that in the United States Department of Defense for International Security Affairs delegation led by Assistant Secretary Vershbow starting from October 19 visit to Tbilisi, the two sides would not discuss the topic of missile defense. He said: “The U.S. guests will participate in the Georgia-US security working group meeting, the Working Group was in Georgia the United States signed a strategic partnership established within the framework of the Charter. In this Working Group will be held October 20 meeting, the two sides will be discussed with the Georgian armed forces modernization, Georgia sent military forces to Afghanistan to participate in peacekeeping operations and regional security-related issues. ”
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary – Clinton’s visit to Moscow last week, has made clear that Washington will not build anti-missile bases in Georgia. She said: “There is no reason to deploy in Georgia, U.S. missile defense system. I know this is very disturbing to the Russian Federation. We would like to eliminate this fear.”
Prior to the United States President Barack Obama to renounce in Poland and the Czech Republic plans to deploy anti-missile base, claiming that the construction of Europe does not want to pose a threat to Russia, more efficient new anti-missile system. But in fact Obama did not completely abandon the ABM deployment plans in Eastern Europe, the United States is still possible to deploy interceptor missiles in Poland. The United States in charge of arms control and international security affairs, Assistant Secretary of State Alan – Tao homes on the 19th that the U.S. missile defense deployment of the new plan allows this, while the United States could also recommended the deployment of European anti-missile headquarters in the Czech Republic. U.S. Defense Department sources, the U.S. plans to deploy in Europe, beginning in 2015 “Standard -3″ missiles, as a new anti-ballistic missile system, based on this kind of missile is not only able to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles in flight, but also interception of short-range missiles, and thus be better able to guard against the missile threat from Iran.