Negotiators agree on wording of Czech-American defence treaty

After three rounds of negotiations, the wording of a Czech-American defence cooperation treaty has been agreed on at a working level, the Czech News Agency reported on Thursday. The Ministry of Defence says that the details remain to be fine-tuned in the coming weeks but that it should be possible to complete the negotiations by the end of the year.

The defence treaty is intended to legally ensure the presence of American soldiers on Czech territory. So far, 24 other NATO member countries, including Slovakia, have concluded similar agreements with the United States.