Prime Minister Ana Brnabic on Wednesday congratulated February 15 - Statehood Day to Serbian citizens.
Source: B92, Tanjug, srbija.gov.rs
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The spirit of that Constitution provided the basis for building a state based on the values of freedom, justice and tolerance, which are important for any society that wants to make progress, she added.
"Adhering to these principles, today's European future is our priority. We are persistent in resolving issues of state and national interest, and we are committed to strengthening cooperation in the region," Brnabic said.
"Recalling the First Serbian Uprising, which paved the way to liberation, we mark Statehood Day as a memory of our glorious ancestors. We today live their vision of a free and modern state, aware of the responsibility that we must guard it together," the prime minister concluded.
Serbia's Statehood Day, a two-day non-working holiday, coincides with the Orthodox Christian holiday of Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Sretenje).
February 15 is marked in honor of the start of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804, and the adoption in 1835 of the Sretenje Constitution of the Principality of Serbia - one of the most democratic and liberal constitutions of its time in Europe.
Statehood Day celebrates these two pivotal events in restoring the nation's statehood, lost after the Ottoman Turk invasion and occupation of the medieval Serbian kingdom.
On Wednesday evening, President Aleksandar Vucic presented state decorations to deserving public figures and institutions, including several foreign nationals.
In his address, Vucic said that Serbia, by celebrating the recipients, "celebrates itself and its future."
"Serbia today celebrates its big and important day, Statehood Day, by paying respects to its glorious ancestors, remembering their deeds and showing how worth it is to live and to fight," he said.
Late on Wednesday, Serbian Army units performed honorary artillery fire to mark the holiday in Belgrade, Nis, and Novi Sad.
The president and the prime minister are this Thursday attending the central state ceremony in historic Orasac, central Serbia - where the decision to start the uprising was made.
The ceremony is also attended by a large number of citizens, Serbian cabinet ministers, RS President Milorad Dodik, members of the diplomatic corps, and representatives of the the Serbian Army and the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Roger7: I have been dedicated to the truth longer than that ... Just speaking for myself... ICJ can speak for him/herself.(Azir, 15. februar 2018 17:25) ---------/////////The truth, dear, is that you are just a socially stunted middle age male troll who uses scores of different user names to spew your stupidity on B92. Just like other sadistic trolls you're dedicated to feeding your insatiable need for attention.
(Roger7, 15 February 2018 22:33)
Azir and icj1 are one and the same troll. Why would a middle aged male, since 2011, live on B92 and devote countless hours writing negative comments?
(Roger7, 15 February 2018 16:23)
Interesting Map of Serbia looks different then, how did it live without its heart?
its de facto independence ensued in 1867, following the expulsion of all Ottoman troops from the country; Treaty of Berlin (1878) recognized its independence internationally. By 1882 the country was elevated to Kingdom of Serbia.
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(Gjakova, 15 February 2018 13:20)
""On behalf of the government of the Republic of Serbia and in my own name, I congratulate citizens of Serbia Statehood Day, proud of the Sretenje Constitution, whose adoption in 1835 laid the foundations of a modern Serbian state," Brnabic stated, according to a press release"
Congratulations to Serbia for the unilateral adoption of the Sretenje Constitution in 1835!
(icj1, 15 February 2018 02:01)
""On behalf of the government of the Republic of Serbia and in my own name, I congratulate citizens of Serbia Statehood Day, proud of the Sretenje Constitution, whose adoption in 1835 laid the foundations of a modern Serbian state," Brnabic stated, according to a press release"
Congratulations to Serbia for the unilateral adoption of the Sretenje Constitution in 1835!
(icj1, 15 February 2018 02:01)
Azir and icj1 are one and the same troll. Why would a middle aged male, since 2011, live on B92 and devote countless hours writing negative comments?
(Roger7, 15 February 2018 16:23)
Interesting Map of Serbia looks different then, how did it live without its heart?
its de facto independence ensued in 1867, following the expulsion of all Ottoman troops from the country; Treaty of Berlin (1878) recognized its independence internationally. By 1882 the country was elevated to Kingdom of Serbia.
Super cool whats good for the ...
(Gjakova, 15 February 2018 13:20)
Roger7: I have been dedicated to the truth longer than that ... Just speaking for myself... ICJ can speak for him/herself.(Azir, 15. februar 2018 17:25) ---------/////////The truth, dear, is that you are just a socially stunted middle age male troll who uses scores of different user names to spew your stupidity on B92. Just like other sadistic trolls you're dedicated to feeding your insatiable need for attention.
(Roger7, 15 February 2018 22:33)
Azir and icj1 are one and the same troll. Why would a middle aged male, since 2011, live on B92 and devote countless hours writing negative comments?
(Roger7, 15 February 2018 16:23)
Interesting Map of Serbia looks different then, how did it live without its heart?
its de facto independence ensued in 1867, following the expulsion of all Ottoman troops from the country; Treaty of Berlin (1878) recognized its independence internationally. By 1882 the country was elevated to Kingdom of Serbia.
Super cool whats good for the ...
(Gjakova, 15 February 2018 13:20)
Roger7: I have been dedicated to the truth longer than that ... Just speaking for myself... ICJ can speak for him/herself.(Azir, 15. februar 2018 17:25) ---------/////////The truth, dear, is that you are just a socially stunted middle age male troll who uses scores of different user names to spew your stupidity on B92. Just like other sadistic trolls you're dedicated to feeding your insatiable need for attention.
(Roger7, 15 February 2018 22:33)
""On behalf of the government of the Republic of Serbia and in my own name, I congratulate citizens of Serbia Statehood Day, proud of the Sretenje Constitution, whose adoption in 1835 laid the foundations of a modern Serbian state," Brnabic stated, according to a press release"
Congratulations to Serbia for the unilateral adoption of the Sretenje Constitution in 1835!
(icj1, 15 February 2018 02:01)