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 published the speculations that the U.S delegation wants U.S. servicemen and civilian experts not to pay taxes in the Czech Republic.
U.S. negotiators allegedly also propose that this should relate to the U.S. firms that are to build the radar installations, including their contractors. However, this is unacceptable for Prague.
The tax issue relates to both foreign and Czech firms, Cirtek said.
Cirtek said that the Defense Ministry would not accept any conditions basically contradicting the "Czech cultural and political context."
"Czech negotiators are seeking such wording of the agreement that would be acceptable across the Czech parties," Cirtek said.
The seventh round of the talks will last until Thursday or Friday, he added.
The agreement SOFA (Strategic Framework and the Status of Forces Agreement) on the radar base must be passed by the parliament.
Source:Xinhua
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