BRUSSELS, September 17, SPA -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says a U.S. decision to shelve plans for amissile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland «is apositive step.» Fogh Rasmussen says he had talks with the U.S. top envoyto the alliance on Thursday morning about the changes inthe plans, adding the full alliance will be debriefed laterin the day. Fogh Rasmussen says new U.S. plans would improve theinvolvement of all NATO nations, according to a report of The Associated Press. Czech Premier Jan Fischer said Thursday that PresidentBarack Obama told him Washington has decided to scrap theplan.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/700986