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Wednesday, 7 April 2010
NARS Speaker Receives Representatives of Roma Ethnic Minority National Council
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic received today the representatives of the Roma Ethnic Minority National Council: Vitomir Mihajlovic, Council President and deputy at the republic parliament, Sofka Vasiljkovic, Council Vice-President, Amet Arifi, Council Vice-President, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Executive Committee Vice-President and Tane Kurtic, Secretary General.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the
On the occasion of 8 April, International Roma Day, Djukic-Dejanovic congratulated the representatives of Roma Ethnic Minority National Council and all Serbian citizens of Roma ethnicity on the holiday.
“Today, as we face the economic crisis and high degree of poverty, I am sure the position of the Roma in
The representatives of Roma Ethnic Minority National Council informed the Assembly Speaker of the preparations for the election of Council members to be held on 6 June this year. They also informed her of the problems that the Roma face in local communities such as Bujanovac, Uzice and Leskovac. The NARS Speaker emphasised that full social integration of the Roma was the only solution, to which she would contribute.
Activities
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Israel meet with the Israeli Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island States meet with the Australian Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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18.15 - opening of the exhibition “Combing Through Time” on the National Day of Remembrance of Roma victims of WWII (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)