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    Czech News Agency (CTK)
    CTK National News Wire
    May 4, 2005

    Klaus talks with Turkish President on phone

    KVA

    ANKARA, May 4 (CTK)


    Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who participated in the Forum Istanbul
    2005 in Turkey since Tuesday, spoke to Turkish President Ahmet
    Necdet Sezer on the phone today, Klaus' spokesman Petr Hajek told
    CTK without elaborating.

    Czech-Turkish relations have been good since the fall of Communism
    in the country in 1989. Moreover, Klaus unconditionally supports
    Turkey's accession to the European Union.

    According to Hajek, when asked about the Armenian genocide, Klaus
    said it is necessary to reconcile oneself with the past and not to
    misuse it for current political games.

    The EU has not made the acknowledgement of the Turkish massacres of
    Armenians in 1915 a condition for the Turkey's EU membership. Turkey
    categorically refuses to label this tragic chapter of Turkish-Armenian
    history genocide.

    Klaus will meet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Recipem
    on Thursday.

    Klaus had a speech at the forum and he also presented his book on
    the Czech road from communism to democracy, which has been published
    in Turkish.
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