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EU leaders slap Tories over Czech letter: report

LONDON (AFP) The leaders of France, Germany and Spain criticised Tory leader David Cameron for urging the Czech president to delay ratifying a key EU treaty, a report said Saturday.

Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel and Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero were annoyed by a letter sent by Cameron to Czech President Vaclav Klaus, the Guardian reported.

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