By SPA
Moscow : Russia will aim to convince Poland of the strategic threat posed by US missile defence plans in the first direct talks over the controversial system, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, according to dpa.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak is to meet his Polish counterparts in Warsaw on Thursday marking recently improved relations between the two countries.
The Foreign Ministry said it wanted to “help our Polish partners to recognize the strategic dangers with regard to US plans to build the third leg of a missile defence system in Eastern Europe,” news agency Interfax reported.
Under the conservative government of the twin Kazynski brothers, Poland agreed to host part of a US missile defence system in Eastern Europe, which Russia considers a security menace.
The Russian side added it expected a “favourable reception” and “constructive dialogue” from its Polish partners, in the latest sign of Moscow’s more positive attitude towards Poland since October elections brought in the new government of Prime Minster Donald Tusk.