STATEMENTS

THE CHANCELLERY OF
H.R.H. CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER
OF YUGOSLAVIA

PARTICIPANTS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AT THE ROYAL PALACE

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Aleksandar and Crown Princess Katarina hosted a reception last night at the Royal Palace for the official participants of the “Fifth International Congress of Orthodox Theological schools” held from September 26 to October 1 in Belgrade.

The highest representatives of Orthodox churches from our country and abroad, representatives of the biggest traditional churches and religious communities, high officials of the state government, as well as other numerous participants of the Congress with Archpriest Prof. Dr. Radovan Bigović, Dean of Theological Faculty at the head, attended the reception.

Among the invited guests were: His Beatitude Archbishop of Tirana and All of Albania Anastasios, Their Eminences Metropolitan of Kenya and Irinoupolis Makarios and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Amphilochius, Their Graces Bishop of the East-American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church Mitrophan, Bishop of Branichevo Ignatius and His Grace the retired Bishop of Zahumlye and Herzegovina Athanasius, Mufti of Belgrade Dr. Hadži-Hamdija Jusufpsahić, the assistant of Roman catholic Archbishop and Metropolitan of Belgrade Dr. Franc Hočevar, Father Leopold Marko Rochmes, Rabin Isaac Asiel and Mrs. Asiel and the Republic minister of religion Dr. Vojislav Milovanović. The member of the Crown Coucil, Mr. Dramir Acović also attended the reception.

H.R.H. Crown Prince Aleksandar and His Eminence Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Amphilochius addressed the invited guests.

Crown Prince Aleksandar said he was pleased to hear that the expansion of knowledge today is emerging as an important issue among Congress participants and emphasized his support to religious freedoms and general democratization.

In the name of all invited guests, His Eminence Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Amphilochius expressed his gratitude for having the opportunity to be the guest at the Royal Palace in Belgrade as a part of this important event for the Orthodox church.

Belgrade, September 30, 2001.