We have no time to talk

The United States needs to begin the deployment of elements of the missile defense system now, according to the Secretary of State Condoliza Rice. So she commented on the air of Russia's call of Russia to the Americans to freeze plans for the placement of elements of their PROs in Poland and the Czech Republic during the Russian-American consultations.

“We need to start the deployment of elements about now, because this threat (from the side of Iran. - Ed.) Closer than it seems,” Rice said. “But we want to cooperate on this issue, and we liked President Putin’s proposals about where we can place the fields for accommodation about.”

"We work with our Russian colleagues on this issue. We believe that we can convince our colleagues that this system does not threaten Russia," said the Secretary of State.

She also stated that the United States considers Russia's proposal to use the radar in Azerbaijan, although this can strengthen the cooperation of the two countries in the field of pro.

"We are sure that this is perhaps a very important step in our cooperation in the field of pro, but we must move on," she said. According to Rice, "we must now explore everything that is required to confront the threat emanating from North Korea and Iran."

On Friday in Novo-Ogarev, Russian-American consultations on the pro in the format "2 Plus 2" were held. They were attended by Kondoliza Rice, the head of the Pentagon Robert Gates, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov and the Russian Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov. At a press conference, following negotiations, Rice said that the parties did not reach the consent of the missile defense issues. Lavrov added that the United States has submitted an alternative proposal for pro, "aimed at finding common interchanges." The Russian side will study it.