Vor 25 Jahren: Meilenstein in der deutsch-tschechischen Aussöhnung

Nach zähen Verhandlungen wurde am 21. Januar 1997 das wohl wichtigste Dokument für die Aussöhnung zwischen Deutschen und Tschechen unterzeichnet.

von Autor SHJ

Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl (links) und der tschechische Ministerpräsident Vaclav Klaus (rechts) unterzeichnen am 21. Janur 1997 im Liechtenstein-Palais in Prag die deutsch-tschechische Erklärung. Im Hintergrund stehen der damalige Bundesaußenminister Klaus Kinel (links) und sein tschechischer Amtskollege Josef Zieleniec (rechts).

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