Serbian tennis stars get diplomatic passports

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic delivered diplomatic passports to Serbia's national tennis teams on Monday, ahead of the start of the Serbia Open ATP. The diplomatic passports were delivered to Novak Djokovic, Viktor Troicki, Janko Tipsarevic, Nenad Zimonjic, Ana Jovanovic and Bojana Jovanovski, while Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic did not attend the ceremony due to other obligations. Serbian tennis stars get diplomatic passports “It is a great honor and pleasure for me to promote the diplomatic service in this way and to deliver passports to individuals who gave a great contribution to Serbian tennis,” Jeremic said during the ceremony staged at the Novak Tennis Center in Belgrade. Recalling that the country experienced a very difficult period and that its bad image and reputation, as well as prejudices against Serbia, are still present in certain parts of the world, Jeremic pointed out that Serbian tennis players managed to change this to a considerable extent. “The best way to change the image is to show energy, endurance, love for one's country, smile and good will, all of which you have. The fact that today you have been named ambassadors of good will is a great honor to Serbia, just as it would also be a great honor for any other world country if you represented it,” Jeremic said, addressing the teams. (Tanjug)

Serbian tennis stars get diplomatic passports

“It is a great honor and pleasure for me to promote the diplomatic service in this way and to deliver passports to individuals who gave a great contribution to Serbian tennis,” Jeremić said during the ceremony staged at the Novak Tennis Center in Belgrade.

Recalling that the country experienced a very difficult period and that its bad image and reputation, as well as prejudices against Serbia, are still present in certain parts of the world, Jeremić pointed out that Serbian tennis players managed to change this to a considerable extent.

“The best way to change the image is to show energy, endurance, love for one's country, smile and good will, all of which you have. The fact that today you have been named ambassadors of good will is a great honor to Serbia, just as it would also be a great honor for any other world country if you represented it,” Jeremić said, addressing the teams.