President Nikolić lays wreath at Serbian military cemetery

THESSALONIKI Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic laid a wreath at Zeytinlik Serbian military cemetery near Thessaloniki on Saturday, marking the WW1 Armistice Day. After the playing of the Serbian and Greek national anthems and a minute of silence, the Serbian president laid the wreath to the tomb where more than 20,000 soldiers of allied forces, including 8,500 Serbs were buried. President Nikolic lays wreath at Serbian military cemetery Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic, Culture Minister Bratislav Petkovic, advisor to the president Marko Djuric, Serbian Ambassador to Greece Dragan Zupanjevac and Greek Foreign Ministry’s Tanos Kotsionis also paid their respects. The Serbian delegation will tomorrow attend at a commemoration on the Island of Vido and lay wreaths at sea. This year, Serbia will for the first time mark WW1 Armistice Day, November 11, as state holiday commemorating the victims of the 1914-1918 war. The Serbian president started his official visit to Greece on Friday and met with his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias and other top state officials. Tomislav Nikolic is seen at Zeytinlik (Tanjug) Tanjug

President Nikolić lays wreath at Serbian military cemetery

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić, Culture Minister Bratislav Petković, advisor to the president Marko Đurić, Serbian Ambassador to Greece Dragan Županjevac and Greek Foreign Ministry’s Tanos Kotsionis also paid their respects.

The Serbian delegation will tomorrow attend at a commemoration on the Island of Vido and lay wreaths at sea.

This year, Serbia will for the first time mark WW1 Armistice Day, November 11, as state holiday commemorating the victims of the 1914-1918 war.

The Serbian president started his official visit to Greece on Friday and met with his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias and other top state officials.