The embassy said that the bilateral agreement on avoiding double taxation and preventing deviation from payment of tax from income and property is effective for over ten years.

The document came into force on 15 January 2011. After conducted studies, the Czech side offered the Uzbek party to sign additional protocol to the agreement.

The embassy said that the sides reached agreement on the text of the protocol and it will be signed soon. It added that the sides are planning to sign the protocol to agreement in Prague on 8 December 2011.

Finance Minister of the Czech Republic Miroslav Kalousek and the chairperson of the State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan Botir Parpiev will sign agreement.