Government annuls contract for armoured personnel carriers

The Czech government has decided to annul a contract with the Austrian company Steyr for the supply of armoured personnel carriers to the Czech Army, the Czech defence minister, Vlasta Parkanova, announced on Tuesday. She said the company had failed to honour its commitments. Czech Defence Ministry officials have said they do not expect Steyr to take an arbitration case against the Czech state. It had been due to supply the Czech military with almost 200 personnel carriers under a contract worth over CZK 20 billion.