World journalistic elite gathers in Belgrade

For the next four days, the International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress will be held in the Serbian capital.

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Sunday, 15.06.2008.

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For the next four days, the International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress will be held in the Serbian capital. President Boris Tadic declared the gathering open today in the parliament building. World journalistic elite gathers in Belgrade IPI Director David Dadge told the congress that "despite efforts to establish a democratic order in Serbia" murders of journalists Slavko Curuvija, Milan Pantic and Dada Vujasinovic have not yet been solved, and urged the authorities to work on solving these crimes. Dadge added that the reason he was here, however, was "not to lecture", but rather that he came "out of deep respect for Serbia". He also reminded that the IPI has "a long tradition of holding its congresses in countries where changes are taking place", and mentioned gatherings held in Africa after the fall of the apartheid, and Germany after the fall of the Berlin wall, adding, "and here we are in Serbia in an important moment". Tadic said as he addressed the meeting that he will never stop to insist that those guilty of murder and violence against journalists in the 1990s are punished, "irrelevant of their name", but said it was up to the independent judiciary to prosecute suspects and establish legal order. "It cannot be done with the president arresting and judging, we would have a dictatorship in that case," he said. The congress, organized by the Belgrade Media Center, is attended by journalists, editors and media managers. The next such gathering is due to take place in Helsinki in 2009. Journalists in parliament benches (Tanjug)

World journalistic elite gathers in Belgrade

IPI Director David Dadge told the congress that "despite efforts to establish a democratic order in Serbia" murders of journalists Slavko Ćuruvija, Milan Pantić and Dada Vujasinović have not yet been solved, and urged the authorities to work on solving these crimes.

Dadge added that the reason he was here, however, was "not to lecture", but rather that he came "out of deep respect for Serbia".

He also reminded that the IPI has "a long tradition of holding its congresses in countries where changes are taking place", and mentioned gatherings held in Africa after the fall of the apartheid, and Germany after the fall of the Berlin wall, adding, "and here we are in Serbia in an important moment".

Tadić said as he addressed the meeting that he will never stop to insist that those guilty of murder and violence against journalists in the 1990s are punished, "irrelevant of their name", but said it was up to the independent judiciary to prosecute suspects and establish legal order.

"It cannot be done with the president arresting and judging, we would have a dictatorship in that case," he said.

The congress, organized by the Belgrade Media Center, is attended by journalists, editors and media managers.

The next such gathering is due to take place in Helsinki in 2009.

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