By ČTK / Published 17 June 2008 Prague, June 16 (CTK) - Education Minister Ondrej Liska (junior ruling Greens, SZ) wants the bilateral treaty on the U.S. radar base on Czech soil to be ratified in Czech parliament only under a new U.S. president, he told reporters Monday. Liska added that Greens chairman Martin Bursik shared this opinion. "We, Greens, will do our utmost for the treaty to be ratified only after the new U.S. administration assumes power, which means next year at the earliest," Liska said. He said if the ratification took place earlier, no new facts that would twist his decision not to support the project would probably emerge. Liska said he would wait with the ratification process since he is not convinced that the radar project enjoys support of both the Republicans and Democrats in the United States. He added...
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