Romania, US start talks on missile shield: official: "Bucharest and Washington have launched negotiations on US plans to deploy elements of a new missile shield in Romania, officials said Thursday.
'I am happy to announce the formal start of negotiations on Romania's participation in the US anti-missile defence system in Europe,' Romanian junior foreign affairs minister Bogdan Aurescu told a press conference.
Romania was officially invited in February by US President Barack Obama to be part of the missile shield.
The Balkan country will host SM3-type medium-range ballistic missile interceptors, which should be operational by 2015."
