THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES AT THE CEREMONIAL OPENING OF THE FIRST SERBIAN PHLEBOLOGY CONFERENCE

Belgrade, 12 October 2007 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine attended this evening at the City Hall of Belgrade the ceremonial opening of the First Serbian Phlebology Conference.

The Conference, which is taking place from 12 to 14 October, organised by the Association of Phlebologists of Serbia, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade, and the Institute for Cardio-Vascular Diseases of the Clinical Centre of Serbia under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of Serbia, represents an important step towards promoting knowledge on vein diseases.

Greeting the present, the Crown Prince emphasised: “I am very happy that my wife and I have the honour to be present at the opening of the First Serbian Phlebology Conference. It is a pleasure having such prominent foreign professors, lecturers who have come to transfer their experiences in this field”.

The Crown Prince expressed hope that the participants will “take some new stands which will help us in treating vein diseases”. In the end, he wished everyone a lot of success.

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine fully support the development of the awareness about preventive and timely treatment.

Many domestic as well as foreign experts, cardiovascular surgeons, phlebologists, psychiatrists, dermatologists will take part in the Conference.