Germany wants talks on NATO missile shield
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WIESBADEN, Germany  - Germany called on Friday for talks on creating a NATO missile defense shield for Europe, a day after the United States vowed to press ahead with its system without alliance approval.
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s warning  that Russia would aim missiles at Europe if Washington pursued  its plan to build a missile defence shield near Russian borders  is &quot;unhelpful and unwelcome,&quot; NATO said on Monday.
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Russia on Monday requested an emergency conference to discuss an arms control pact after accusing NATO nations of ignoring the deal negotiated in the months after the Cold War ended.
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A U.S. plan to base a missile defense  system in eastern Europe triggered friction among NATO allies  on Monday as the Czech Republic rejected criticism of talks  with Washington over its possible participation.
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President George W. Bush meets his  Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on Monday to iron out details  of plans for a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe that could  strain relations with an already jittery Moscow.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Poland's President Lech Kaczynski before the EU summit reconvened Friday to try to persuade him to drop his threat to veto plans for a treaty designed to serve as a new rulebook for the European Union.
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MUNICH, Germany  - German Chancellor Gerhard  Schroeder called for a shake-up of key transatlantic bodies  such as NATO on Saturday, saying the dialogue between Europe  and the United States needed refreshing.
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Germany is hoping to reach by early 2008 an accord with France on protecting the European aerospace group EADS against hostile takeovers, a German official said in an interview to appear on Tuesday.
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Britain is holding talks with the United States about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense shield, the government said on Friday.
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NATO defence ministers agreed on Thursday to explore building a "bolt-on" anti-missile system that would plug gaps in a planned U.S. shield in Europe.
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NATO was expected to discuss on Thursday possible extension of a planned U.S. missile defense to the alliance's vulnerable southeastern flank and may express interest in Kremlin proposals for cooperation in the shield.
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NATO&#39;s secretary-general mounted a stout  defense of Washington&#39;s missile shield plan on Monday, the day  before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin when the issue  is likely to top the agenda.
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The US president says a Europe missile shield is an "urgent" need as his defence chief hints at a delay.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned that Moscow could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.
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At a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Romania on Wednesday, Germany objected to Washington&#39;s proposal for NATO forces to take over the US military mission in Afghanistan as part of next year&#39;s reorganization efforts.
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President George W. Bush meets his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on Monday to iron out details of plans for a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe that could strain relations with an already jittery Moscow.
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President George W. Bush insisted on  Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security  of the United States and its NATO allies.