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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Czech Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova shake hands after signing of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), Sep. 19, 2008. AP Images,Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry MorrisonUnited States and Czech Republic Sign SOFA 

September 19, 2008

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Czech Defense Minister Vlasta Parkanova signed in London today the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) stipulating the legal framework for the presence of U.S. personnel on Czech territory in connection with the U.S. missile defense radar facility in Brdy.  The SOFA is the second agreement that relates to the construction and operation of the facility: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg signed the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement in Prague on July 8, 2008. (complete press release)

Agreement between the United States of America and the Czech Republic on the Status of United States Forces Present in the Territory of the Czech Republic (PDF, 167 KB)

The Declaration on Strategic Defense Cooperation between the Czech Republic and the United States of America (PDF, 71.7 KB)

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