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Tuesday, 17 May 2005
National Assembly chairman opens Serbia in the Fight Against Fascism exhibition
To mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, an exhibition entitled Serbia in the Fight Against Fascism was opened on Tuesday 17 May 2005 at the Serbian Archives by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic.
To mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, an exhibition entitled Serbia in the Fight Against Fascism was opened on Tuesday 17 May 2005 at the Serbian Archives by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic. In his speech, Mr Markovic underlined that, as Chairman of the country’s highest legislative body, he came to open an exhibition honouring an important moment in the history of the world, but also in Serbia’s history, as a country that came out of the war on the winning side. “There were two organised anti-fascist movements in Serbia, as well as civilian resistance. An exhibition such as this one serves history. History contains events; events contain documents. Historians connect those documents, and, based on them, tell us the story of history”, Mr Markovic said.
“But the story can change. Based on new documents and the historians themselves. Many families in Serbia bear witness to the fact that they listened to differing stories of history and were so divided. But we, as a society, must not be divided, because historical events teach us continuity. This lesson today says: Serbia bore sacrifices in the war, and came out a winner from the resistance to fascism. We must bear sacrifices, and, so that they do not prove in vain, must, through them, as a society, accept values that will rank us among the winners. That is the only way a society may continue to exist.”
According to the Director of the Serbian Archives, Vjera Mitrovic, this is the first time some of the archival materials shown are on display; the materials are kept at the Serbian Archives, the Archives of Serbia and Montenegro, the Military Museum and the Military Historical Institute. The exhibition is open until the end of June 2005.
Activities
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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)