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NOVÁK TO DECORATE OUTGOING CZECH PRESIDENT

 

President Katalin Novák is set to decorate outgoing Czech President Milos Zeman during an official visit to Prague on Friday, the president’s office said. Novák will be received with military honours in Prague by Zeman, Sándor Palace said in a statement. Zeman will receive the Order of Merit of Hungary, Grand Cross with Chain “as an expression of the Hungarian nation’s esteem”, the statement said. Novak is also scheduled to meet president-elect Petr Pavel.