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Fri 11 Nov 2008Czech PM defends Klaus's right to express his views
THE CZECH government has defended the right of President Vaclav Klaus to criticise the Lisbon Treaty on his controversial Irish state visit this week.
"Everyone has the right to their opinions. Europe is democratic and everyone can freely express his views," Czech prime minister Mirek Topolanek told the Czech news agency CTK on Wednesday.
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