Press: Disagreement between US and Czech Republic on military treaty

Czech and American officials negotiating a treaty which would cover the planned US radar base in Brdy, central Bohemia, currently disagree on several key issues, reports Monday’s edition of Právo. According to the newspaper, American delegates are pushing for a treaty which not only covers the planned missile-defence base, but all future American military projects on Czech soil, to which Czech negotiators are opposed. Another point of contention is whether US soldiers will be subject to Czech or American law when on the base. Právo reports that there has also been no agreement on the share of damages that would be paid to third countries in the event of missile deployment. The Czech Republic would like the US to pay all damages incurred, though current American legislation decrees that the Czech Republic would have to pay 25% of any damages successfully claimed.

Author: Rosie Johnston