STOCKHOLM, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The prime minister of Sweden, holder of the European Union presidency, said there was no need for an extra summit on the EU's Lisbon reform treaty after Irish officials declared victory for the 'Yes' camp in a referendum.
'There is no need for an extra meeting,' Fredrik Reinfeldt told a news conference on Saturday.
'We have a summit at the end of October and that might be perfect timing for this kind of discussion,' he said.
There had been suggestions in media that Sweden might call an extra summit to put pressure on Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who has signalled his resistance to signing the treaty despite approval of it in the Czech parliament.
The treaty, which would give the EU a long-term president and a stronger foreign policy chief, needs to be ratified by all 27 member countries to take effect.
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom and Adam Cox; Editing by Dale Hudson)
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'There is no need for an extra meeting,' Fredrik Reinfeldt told a news conference on Saturday.
'We have a summit at the end of October and that might be perfect timing for this kind of discussion,' he said.
There had been suggestions in media that Sweden might call an extra summit to put pressure on Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who has signalled his resistance to signing the treaty despite approval of it in the Czech parliament.
The treaty, which would give the EU a long-term president and a stronger foreign policy chief, needs to be ratified by all 27 member countries to take effect.
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom and Adam Cox; Editing by Dale Hudson)
((For stories on the vote click on)) Keywords: IRELAND EU/SWEDEN SUMMIT (Stockholm Newsroom, tel: +46-8-700 1017, e-mail:stockholm.newsroom@reuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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