missile defense

The U.S.-Romanian agreement on the deployment of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Romania signed Tuesday in Washington contains no classified clauses, President Traian Basescu said Wednesday upon his return from the States.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi Tuesday will sign the agreement on the deployment of the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System in Romania, according to a press release on the U.S. Department of State website.

NATO needs to develop an efficient antimissile defense system to cover all its allies and feels the issue is of utmost importance, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday after a meeting with Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi.