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    05 July 2012| last updated at 11:52AM

    President of Czech Republic accorded state welcome



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    KUALA LUMPUR: President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus, who arrived yesterday for a five-day visit to Malaysia, was accorded a state welcome at Parliament Square today.

    Klaus, who was accompanied by his wife Livia Klausova and a delegation, were welcomed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah when they arrived at the square at 9 am.  

     
    Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, were also present. 
     
    The welcome ceremony began with the central band of the Royal Malay Regiment playing the national anthems of Malaysia and the Czech Republic. A 21-gun salute was fired. 
     
    Klaus inspected a guard-of-honour mounted by four officers and 103 men of the 1st battalion Royal Malay Regiment led by Maj Amriza Mohd Ashhari (rpt) Ashhari.
     
    Klaus and his delegation were then introduced to the Cabinet ministers and members of the diplomatic corps who attended the ceremony. 
     
    The maiden visit of the President of the Czech Republic to Malaysia is at the invitation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. -- BERNAMA 

    President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus inspects a guard of honour by Royal Malay Regiment during a state welcome at Parliament Square today. -- NST pix by Aizuddin Saad

    Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Raja Permaisuri Agong Sultanah Haminah Hamidun (right)and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (third right) during a state welcome for President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus(left) at Parliament Sqauare in Kuala Lumpur today.

    President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus meets Cabinet ministers and members of the diplomatic corps accompanied by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Raja Permaisuri Agong Sultanah Haminah Hamidun and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak during a state welcome at Parliament Square today. -- NST pix by Aizuddin Saad

    Presiden Republik Czech, Vaclav Klaus and wife Livia Klausova leaves the Parliament Square after accorded state welcome, accompanied by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Prime Minister Seri Najib Razak dan wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. -- NSTP pix by Aizuddin Saad

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