THE CHANCELLERY OF
H.R.H. CROWN PRINCE
ALEXANDER
OF
YUGOSLAVIA
H.R.H. CROWN
PRINCE ALEKSANDAR II AWARDED DIPLOMA
OF ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince
Aleksandar II and Prince Filip attended today at the Serbian Academy of
Sciences and Arts the 100th anniversary of Ethnographic museum.
Crown Prince Aleksandar II was
awarded a diploma and a commemorative gift as a sign of gratitude of the
Museum to the Royal House for numerous valuable works bestowed since its
foundation by King Petar I in
1904. up to the present days.
Expressing his gratitude, Crown
Prince Aleksandar II said that great nations are recognized by their bonds
with the folk culture and spiritual and material traces – nations with old
roots and fresh visions.
“For the sake of all that was
preserved from oblivion through your efforts, and on behalf of all who will
know who they are and where they come from, I would like to thank you for
always being there, for doing your work and for rewarding this people and
this country with more than you ever asked for in return”, emphasized
Crown Prince Aleksandar II.
Besides Crown Prince Aleksandar II,
His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle, Dr. Vojislav Koštunica President of
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Dr. Zoran Đinđić Prime
minister of the Republic of Serbia, Serbian Ministry of Culture, Belgrade
City Hall and others were also awarded.
Belgrade, November 20, 2001.
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