The Embassy of Serbia in Washington hosted a reception attended by Minister Zlatan Kloki\u0107, on the occasion of screening of the film Heroes of Halyard to be held in the US Senate.<\/p>\n
He expressed his gratitude to the Serbian Embassy and the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in the United States of America for supporting the screening of the film in the US Senate, in particular as it showed that throughout history Serbs and Americans had been on the same side. He also said that the Government of the Republic of Srpska would always support such initiatives.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Whenever possible, we will do so in cooperation with Serbia, because we are one nation regardless of where we come from and have the common goal to protect Serbian national interest and Serbian culture \u2013 said Kloki\u0107.<\/p>\n
The line ministry notes that Halyard operation is proof of the unique libertarian aspirations of the Serbian people wherever they live, and reminds that an improvised airfield was built in Boljani\u0107 near Doboj in just ten days during the Second World War, enabling rescuing of more than 60 allied pilots.<\/p>\n
\u2013 It is very important that we keep the memory of this heroic act from oblivion and mark it as befits great deeds, and one of the ways we do that is by promoting the film Heroes of Halyard all over the world \u2013 reads the statement.<\/p>\n
Serbian Ambassador to the USA Marko \u0110uri\u0107, film director Rado\u0161 Baji\u0107, Serbian diaspora representatives and families of the American pilots who were part of the Halyard mission attended the formal reception in addition to many guests.<\/p>\n
The US Senate hosted screening of the film Heroes of Halyard, which was attended by the Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation, Zlatan Kloki\u0107, and Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, Nemanja Kova\u010devi\u0107.<\/p>\n
This will be the first time to have a Serbian film screened in the Congress.<\/p>\n
The film\u2019s script is based on a true event when Serbs saved more than 500 American pilots in the Second World War.<\/p>\n
The director of the film, Rado\u0161 Baji\u0107, said that the screening of the film was a great honor for both the crew and the state.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Halyard is probably the only Serbian, probably also Yugoslav film to be screened in such a significant place in America. Very importantly, it will open a new stage, I would say, in understanding something that is the basis of the future of the Serbian people, i.e. highlighting friendly ties between the American nation and our small but proud Serbian people \u2013 he said.<\/p>\n
Source: Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation \u2013 RTRS \u2013 SRNA<\/p>\n
Photo: Ministry of European Integration and International Cooperation<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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