Bilateral Relations: Czech and U.S. negotiators start new round of the talks on SOFA treaty

Czech and U.S. negotiators started another round of the talks on the SOFA treaty that specifies the framework of the U.S. troops' presence at the planned U.S. radar base on Czech soil, Czech Defense Ministry spokesman Andrej Cirtek said on Tuesday.

The treaty is to determine whether the suppliers of manufactured goods and services will pay the income tax, the Czech news agency CTK quoted Cirtek as saying.

The media has speculated that the U.S delegation wants U.S. servicemen and civilian experts not to pay taxes in the Czech Republic.

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