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Sunday, 24 December 2006
Final ‘Serbian Trefoil’ event held
The Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, today opened the final ‘Serbian Trefoil’ event, held by the Serbian Emigrants’ Association to mark the 150th anniversary of the births of scientist Nikola Tesla and composer Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac, and the 200th anniversary of the birth of playwright Jovan Sterija Popovic.
The Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, today opened the final ‘Serbian Trefoil’ event, held by the Serbian Emigrants’ Association to mark the 150th anniversary of the births of scientist Nikola Tesla and composer Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac, and the 200th anniversary of the birth of playwright Jovan Sterija Popovic.
In his address, Mr Markovic said that 2007 was a year ‘at the start of which we were all worried, and wondered whether we were worthy of properly marking the three anniversaries of our great men.’ He went on to say that ‘[w]e used to have an Emigrants’ Association, but Serbia was not independent. Today we have an independent Serbia, and, for the first time in 103 years, we have constitutional guarantees that Serbia must take care of its nationals living abroad, enshrined in provisions of the constitution that are hardest to change – and, God willing, will never be changed.’ Markovic added that ‘Serbia needed to start celebrating anniversaries of men who knew how to find common value in an austere and cruel reality, turn it into their dream, share it with others, and thus make a common good of it – which we are now obliged to keep forever.’
The final event to mark anniversaries of Nikola Tesla, Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac, and Jovan Sterija Popovic was organised by the Serbian Emigrants’ Association and under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, and was preceded by similar events in six European countries with expatriate Serbian populations. As ‘Serbian Trefoil’ was also conceived as an educational experience, the most successful pupils from schools named after the three men were rewarded for their achievements.-
11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath of office before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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11.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street)
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12.00 - opening of the exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of Mileva Maric Einstein (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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13.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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17.05 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker at the AEPA Association if Lawyers Conference: NO MORE SILENCE – ME AGAIN (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)