STATEMENTS

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

H.R.H. CROWN PRINCE ALEKSANDAR II AND PRINCE FILIP VISIT DAILY NEWSPAPER “BORBA” AND MUSEUM OF YUGOSLAV AVIATION

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Aleksandar II and Prince Filip visited today the agency of daily newspaper “Borba” and Museum of Yugoslav aviation. Mr. Slobodan Spasojević, General manager of the agency and his associates welcomed Their Royal Highnesses in the name of the employees.

Mr. Spasojević informed Their Royal Highnesses about current situation in “Borba” and efforts they put into the revitalization of this house. Mr. Spasojević asked Crown Prince Aleksandar II to help conect “Borba” with foreign partners through his conections abroad, which Crown Prince Aleksandar II accepted. The Princes visited editorial office and printing-house and learnt about the entire manufacture process of daily newpaper.

Crown Prince Aleksandar II and Prince Filip visited afterwards the Museum of Yugoslav aviation at the Surcin airport in Belgrade. Mr. Čedomir Janić, director of the Museum and lieutenant-coronal Mr. Vojislav Stojanović, the head of the Army department of the Museum presented all the exhibits to the guests and informed them about the progress of Yugoslav aviation from its foundation in the twenties of the last century to the latest exhibits from NATO bombing in 1999. Their Royal Highnesses were impressed by what they saw and heard about Yugoslav aviation.

Belgrade, November 19, 2001