Serbia marks Armistice Day with ceremonies in capital

Serbian and foreign officials placed wreaths today at memorial sites in Belgrade, to mark Armistice Day. On November 11, 1918, the First World War, that cost 20 million people their lives, ended with a peace agreement signed near Paris, France. Serbia marks Armistice Day with ceremonies in capital Serbia fought on the side of the Allies to lose nearly 700,000 of its 4.5 million inhabitants at the time. Today, delegations from the Serbian Army (VS) and government, representatives from foreign embassies and NGOs dedicated to preserving the memory and tradition of Serbia's wars of liberation visited the Defenders of Belgrade Memorial and Russian, French and Commonwealth military cemeteries in the Serbian capital. Minister of Culture Vojislav Brajovic, on behalf of the government, said in one of the ceremonies that Serbia is today ready to contribute to peace, understanding and cooperation between states and nations, and remain dedicated to the principles of humanity and ideals that modern Europe is built on. He reminded of the great successes of the Serbian Army in the First World War, but also of the enormous losses suffered both by the military and civilians in the process, which was in percentage higher than in any of the countries that took part in the conflict. Ambassadors and military attaches from France, the United States, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic attended the ceremonies that included the VS Guards and Army orchestra. Military delegations salute the fallen of the WW1 in a ceremony in Belgrade Sunday (Beta)

Serbia marks Armistice Day with ceremonies in capital

Serbia fought on the side of the Allies to lose nearly 700,000 of its 4.5 million inhabitants at the time.

Today, delegations from the Serbian Army (VS) and government, representatives from foreign embassies and NGOs dedicated to preserving the memory and tradition of Serbia's wars of liberation visited the Defenders of Belgrade Memorial and Russian, French and Commonwealth military cemeteries in the Serbian capital.

Minister of Culture Vojislav Brajović, on behalf of the government, said in one of the ceremonies that Serbia is today ready to contribute to peace, understanding and cooperation between states and nations, and remain dedicated to the principles of humanity and ideals that modern Europe is built on.

He reminded of the great successes of the Serbian Army in the First World War, but also of the enormous losses suffered both by the military and civilians in the process, which was in percentage higher than in any of the countries that took part in the conflict.

Ambassadors and military attaches from France, the United States, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Romania, Slovakia, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic attended the ceremonies that included the VS Guards and Army orchestra.