Czech Republic to continue talks with Steyr

The Czech government is likely to continue talks with Austrian arms produces Steyr over the supply of APCs for the Czech Army, Czech Deputy Defence Minister Karel Barták said on Thursday. Mr Barták said that Steyr is not against additional tests of the armoured personnel carriers. The Czech Government signed a 20 billion crown (1.1 billion US dollar) contract with the Austrian manufacturer to buy 199 APCs in 2006; the Czechs cancelled the contract last year due to the failure of the Austrian arms producer to meet the conditions of the contract.

Author: Jan Richter