U.S., Romania announce plan for missile defence site

Traian Basescu announced on Tuesday that Bucharest had agreed to build the interceptor site at the Deveselu former air base near the Bulgarian border. Romania had already agreed to host the interceptors, but the location had not been decided.

May 03, 2011 03:10 pm | Updated 03:10 pm IST - Bucharest

Romania’s president says his country will host a site to install missile interceptors as part of a planned U.S. shield over Europe.

Traian Basescu announced on Tuesday that Bucharest had agreed to build the interceptor site at the Deveselu former air base near the Bulgarian border. Romania had already agreed to host the interceptors, but the location had not been decided.

The president said it would give Romania “the highest security level in its history.”

Mr. Basescu earlier met with U.S. undersecretary of State Ellen Tauscher and she travelled to the site, some 125 miles (200 kilometers) southwest of Bucharest.

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