Warsaw - An envoy to US President Barack Obama will soon visit Warsaw and Prague to amend ailing relations and present a new offer for an anti-missile shield, the daily Wyborcza reported Tuesday citing sources in Washington. The visit will come within several days, likely from vice-president Joe Biden or Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the paper said.
It is thought that the envoy would seek to amend ties, damaged somewhat after Obama dropped plans in September to base part of a missile defence system in the Czech Republic and Poland.
The US has instead opted to deploy a simpler system that it says will counter Iran's ballistic missile program.
The visit will also show the US won't seek to improve relations with Russia at the cost of central European interests, the daily opined.
The envoy will also present a concrete proposal on the new plan to deploy SM-3 interceptor missiles in southern and northern Europe.
Warsaw originally signed a deal with the Bush administration to install 10 interceptors in Poland, while the Czech Republic was to serve as a radar site.
Russia said the system could be used to target its own nuclear arsenal. The US assured the military base was for protection against "rogue states" like Iran.
