embassy events 2007 

Formal Negotiations on Missile Defense Open in Warsaw

24 May 2007

Lead U.S. negotiator, Assistant Secretary of State John Rood, and the lead Polish negotiator, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, hold a press conference after the first round of missile defense negotiations between the U.S. and Poland on May 24 in Warsaw

Formal negotiations between the United States and Poland on missile defense opened on May 24 in Warsaw.  The U.S. side was led by John Rood, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security.  “The proposal that the United States has made for missile defense cooperation with Poland is something that we see as serving a broader purpose to promote a closer defense and security relationship between our two countries,” said Assistant Secretary Rood at a May 24 press conference with Poland’s lead negotiator, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski.  The next round of negotiations will take place in late June in Washington, DC.

Hear the audio of the press conference.