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PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government approved a defence cooperation agreement with the United States on Wednesday, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told a televised news conference.<\/p>\n

“This is important in these unquiet times, unstable international environment, it is without doubt a step that raises the security of our country and our people,” Fiala said.<\/p>\n

The agreement sets a framework for a potential U.S. military presence in the Czech Republic, dealing with issues from jurisdiction over foreign troops to environmental issues or rules for operating vehicles. <\/p>\n

But the agreement does not mean any concrete decision on a U.S. military presence or setting up foreign military bases, Defence Minister Jana Cernochova said. This would be subject to a separate agreement and parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n

She said the Czech Republic was the 25th NATO member country to conclude such an agreement.<\/p>\n

The agreement still needs to be signed by the two sides and ratified by Czech parliament, she said.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Jan Lopatka; editing by John Stonestreet and Alex Richardson)<\/p>\n

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