BERLIN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- There is no threat currently or in the foreseeable future to Europe and the United States from missiles launched by what Washington labels as rogue states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

    "We are convinced that no threat of this kind exists to Europe or the United States, either today or in the foreseeable future," Lavrov wrote in an article carried by German newspaper Financial Times Deutschland.

    His remarks were apparently rebutting the reason used by the U.S. to push its missile defense system closer to Russian borders.

    "None of the so-called rogue states possess missiles that could seriously endanger Europe," he said.

    A threat to the United States was less likely considering the more advanced technology required, he added.

    He noted that any attempt to establish a unilateral missile defense system would change the geo-strategic landscape of the continent, suggesting a "hidden agenda" behind the U.S. plans.

    The United States is planning to deploy about a dozen missiles in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic on the pretext of shielding missile attacks from so-called rogue states.

    The plan triggers strong opposition from Moscow, while some NATO member nations such as Germany and France also voiced concern about it.

    Germany has called for the issue to be discussed within the framework of NATO and with Moscow.

    Russia backed "an integrated approach to resolve the problems of the Euro-Atlantic region," preferably in trilateral talks by the European Union, Russia and the United States, Lavrov said.

    The best forum would be the NATO-Russia council that meets in Oslo at the end of April, he suggested.

    Imaginary threats were checking efforts by the three parties to solve the real problems facing the Middle East, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Iranian nuclear program, he added.