A demonstrator writes anti-Bush slogans on the road during a protest near the Rostock-Laage airport ahead of the arrival of U.S. President George W. Bush to the G8 Summit June 5, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    PRAGUE, Czech, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Around 500 Czechs protested against the planned construction of a U.S. radar base in Rozmital pod Tremsinem, near Brdy military training area, CTK reported on Tuesday.

    They voiced their disagreement by chanting and whistling. There were banners saying "No to Bases!" and "No Guantanamo in the Brdy!".

    Rozmital Mayor Josef Vondrasek (Communist, KSCM) told journalists that he was glad that the rally was held during the visit by U.S. President George W. Bush to Prague.

    Vondrasek stressed that local residents would be able to voice their opinion on the planned radar base in a local referendum scheduled for the weekend.

    The leader of the KSCM Vojtech Filip, whose party organized the rally, said it protested against Bush's visit, according to CTK.

    Bush called for cooperation from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin here Tuesday on the deployment of a planned U.S. missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland after his talks with his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in Prague.