The Czech cabinet approved Wednesday the main accord on the deployment of a US anti-missile radar in the country, government spokeswoman Jana Bartosova said Wednesday. "The main agreement was approved. We expect the second agreement to be agreed between the two sides within a few weeks," Bartosova told AFP.
Another deal covering the conditions for US troops to be based on Czech soil has been stalled by continued haggling between US and Czech negotiators over the tax treatment of the US base.
The diplomatic and military agreements must also be approved by parliament, where Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's centre-right coalition is uncertain of winning a majority for the project which is opposed by a majority of Czechs according to a series of opinion polls.