PRAGUE, May 7 (Xinhua) -- It is necessary to further communicate with Russia about the planned U.S. radar base on Czech territory, Czech President Vaclav Klaus and U.S. Ambassador Richard Graber agreed at a meeting on Monday.

    Graber said it is necessary to carry on the talks with Moscow.

    The U.S. considers it important to explain to Moscow that the radar in Czech and the interceptors in Poland are not aimed against Russia, Graber said.

    The planned system is to protect the U.S. as well as Europe against the threats coming from the Middle East, he added.

    Klaus assured his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Czech Republic is not in the least interested in the base, a planned part of the U.S. missile shield, being aimed against Russia during his official visit to Russia in late April.

    The United States suggested earlier this year that a missile shield be deployed in central Europe, including interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar station in Czech Republic.

    Although the United States has insisted that the shield will only target the possible missile threat from Iran or North Korea, Russia has repeatedly criticized the U.S. proposal, saying that it will harm regional security situation and threatened to take counter measures.

    Nevertheless, in April's visit, Klaus and Putin emphasized that a further dialogue on the issue is necessary and Putin invited Czech experts to Russia to hear Moscow's arguments about the issue.