On 19 April 2018, the Czech Republic and Kyrgyzstan concluded the latest round of negotiations with the initialing of an income tax treaty. Negotiations for a treaty have been ongoing for several years, with a previous draft initialed in 2014. However, the Kyrgyzstan government was not satisfied with the prior draft, resulting in the need for additional negotiation. The latest draft will be the first of its kind between the two countries, and must be signed and ratified before entering into force.