News August 20, 2008, 14:21

U.S. and Poland sign AMD deal

Nearly 18 months of negotiations have concluded with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski signing an anti-missile defence treaty in Warsaw on Wednesday. Poland has agreed to a U.S. proposal to host parts of a global anti-missile system despite strong protests from neighbouring Russia. Moscow is against the move and says it will further damage its already delicate relations with Washington.