In 1999, the UNESCO General Assembly proclaimed 21 February the International Mother Language Day. The Serbian language and Cyrillic alphabet are the most significant issues of Serbian identity. That is why their nurturing is a foundation of the cultural, national and spiritual being of Serbs. The Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Stojičić, pointed out the importance of nurturing the Serbian language. ‘Everyone whose mother language is Serbian
Famous volleyball player Vladimir Vanja Grbić opened Kestenburg, the International Festival of Student Theater, in Belgrade, which is organized for the fifth time by the Banja Luka Student Theater, with the media and technical support of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia. The festival will last until 19 June and include participation of actors and drama students from six continents. Opening the festival in the Academic Theater of the Branko Krsmanović Academic Cultural and Artistic Society
At the Conference of the Serbian Diaspora in Washington, BiH Ambassador to the USA Bojan Vujić said that leadership of the Republic of Srpska had been committed for years to strengthening the ties between the Serbian diaspora in America and their families and friends in Srpska. Conveying the greetings of the Chairwoman and Serb member of the BiH Presidency, Željka Cvijanović, and President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, Vujić said that
The Mayor of Prijedor, Slobodan Javor, met in Vienna with the Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska in Vienna, Mladen Filipović. The topics of the meeting were this Representation’s projects concerning the city of Prijedor. Filipović said that networking, communication and information exchange were very important. – Today’s meeting showed how close the Austrian Serbian community stands with the Republic of Srpskа.
The minister without portfolio in charge of relations with the diaspora, Đorđe Milićević, said that there was no more mistrust of the diaspora towards Serbia which, according to him, had existed 11 years ago, adding that Serbs, wherever they lived, were ready to talk today. Milićević said that goals of the ministry had been defined, including preservation of the identity, cultural and historical heritage
Last evening, the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska, Nenad Stevandić, spoke in the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in Salzburg, Austria, with representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian diaspora about the potentials and ways for the diaspora to contribute to connecting businesses of the Republic of Srpska and Austria. – Our people in the diaspora are seen as the most educated, and therefore
Serbia’s Statehood Day, Sretenje (Candlemas), was celebrated yesterday also in Vienna, in the presence of a large number of dignitaries. The ceremony was attended by Nebojša Rodić, Ambassador of Serbia to Austria, Žarko Obradović, Ambassador to the OSCE and UN in Vienna, and Mladen Filipović, Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Austria. The celebration was also attended by Bishop Andrej of Austria-Switzerland, a large number of diplomats, military
The President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said that the Statehood Day of Serbia was also a holiday for Serbs in the Republic of Srpska, and that Srpska, formed on 9 January 1992, and Serbia were two organized states of the Serbian people. Dodik told journalists in Belgrade that when Serbia celebrated Statehood Day, it was celebrated by all Serbs in the world, because it was
The Head of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia, Mlađen Cicović, said that he considered the Gold Medal of Merit presented to him today by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, on the occasion of Serbia’s Statehood Day, a recognition for the good relations between Srpska and Serbia, which had never been better. ‘This decoration is primarily a decoration for those who have worked together
The traditional event Homeland Fair was held on Sunday, 12 February in Novi Sad. The event was organized for the fourth time by the Fund for Refugees, Displaced Persons and Cooperation with Serbs in the Region, and saw participation of about 120 exhibitors and more than 25 cultural and artistic societies from Serbia and countries of the region. Numerous homeland associations, institutions and different organizations from Vojvodina
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