It would take two years to remove the U.S. radar base if the Czechs decided that they no longer want it to stand on Czech soil, Czech Foreign Ministry confirmed the report from the server Aktualne.cz on Tuesday.
The treaty sets a one-year period of notice for both the Czech Republic and the United States, the server Aktualne.cz said, citing the relevant treaty.
The radar base would not be able to operate in the second year after the Czech withdrawal from the project, the server wrote.
The Czech foreign ministry, which negotiated the main treaty with the U.S. Department of State, confirmed at the same day that the period of notice is one year, and the United States would have another year to remove the radar base.
The validity of the agreement can be terminated by either of the two parties one year since a written notice was delivered to the other party through diplomatic channels, the server said.
After the agreement is terminated, the United States has 12 months to complete the withdrawal of its personnel, equipment and military materiel, it added.
Unless the parties agree, otherwise the radar cannot be activated during the withdrawal, Aktualne.cz said.
The United States plans to build a radar base at the Brdy military district, some 90 km southwest of Czech capital Prague, along with an interceptor missile base in Poland, but Warsaw has yet to agree to the move.
Russia is strongly opposed to the deployment of the system, saying the plan poses threat to its strategic interests. Some 70 percent of Czech citizens also oppose the project.
Source:Xinhua
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