ROYAL DINNER ON THE OCCASION OF THE SISTER-CITY PROJECT

Belgrade, 22 September 2005 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine hosted a dinner tonight at The White Palace on the occasion of the Belgrade – Chicago Sister-City Project and their guests from the United States.

Their Royal Highnesses’ distinguished guests from the United States Mrs. Candice Rosen, the head of the project, Mrs. Kathy Fanslow, a representative of the Lifeline Foundation under the auspices of Princess Katherine, and Mrs. Janja Zujic, a professor of medicine in Indiana, USA, are on an official trip to Belgrade and have been visiting a number of the city’s medical and social institutions.

Beside the guests from the US, the dinner was also attended by Mr. Tomica Milosavljevic, Serbian Health Minister, His Excellency Michael Polt, US Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro with his wife, Mrs. Radmila Hrustanovic, Deputy Mayor of Belgrade with her son, Mr. Nenad Borojevic, Director, Institute for Oncology and Radiology, Clinical Center of Serbia, with his wife, Mr. Aleksandar Ljubic, Deputy Director, Institute for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Centre of Serbia with his wife, Mrs. Ida Jovanovic, Director, Tirsova Children’s Clinic with her husband and Mrs. Leda Gofas, Royal Palace Educational Program Coordinator.

Their Royal Highnesses, his Excellency Ambassador Polt and Minister Milosavljevic agreed that the cooperation between Belgrade and Chicago in all walks of life was extremely important and that the project was an excellent opportunity to further improve that cooperation in future.