Observation of 200th anniversary of establishment of Serbian government begins
Veliki Borak, Aug. 27, 2005 - Speaker of the Serbian parliament Predrag Markovic said today in Veliki Borak near Barajevo that Serbia of today must cherish the memory of its history so that the history of today could also be remembered by future generations. Speaking at the event which opens the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Serbian government, attended by Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, Markovic said that the present day government, as well as the first one established in 1805, was given the mandate by the parliament. In the meantime, many governments in Serbia tried to judge, pass laws and rule. This government knows that three branches of authority must be divided and that no one has the right to rule the people without their will. That is something that all future Serbian governments should know, the parliament speaker said. Markovic pointed out in his speech that the task of the current Serbian government is to find allies on the country's road to Europe. The event in Veliki Borak was attended by ministers Dragan Jocic, Predrag Bubalo, Radomir Naumov and Bojan Dimitrijevic, along with representatives of the Serbian parliament caucuses, the Army of Serbia-Montenegro, the Serbian Orthodox Church and other religious communities. In Veliki Borak, on August 27, 1805, in the house of prince Sima Markovic, the Praviteljstvujusci Sovjet was established, the first government of the restored Serbian state, whose head was priest Mateja Nenadovic. Tonight, in the Belgrade National Museum, the book "The Serbian governments from 1805 to 2005" will be presented. Scheduled to speak are Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, Director of the Institute for Text Books and Teaching Materials Rados Ljusic and academician Niksa Stipcevic. On August 28, in the Voljavca monastery near Kragujevac, the formal session of the Serbian government will be held and a memorial service to the heroes of the Serbian leader Karadjordje. On the same evening, the event called "Two centuries of the Serbian governments" will be held in the Belgrade National Theatre. http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?id=15080 Serbian News Network - SNN [email protected] http://www.antic.org/
