CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER ATTENDS CELEBRATION ON DAY OF THE
SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS (SANU)

Belgrade, 26 November 2009 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II accompanied by Mr. Dragomir Acovic, member of the Privy Council attended today celebration of the Day of Serbian Academy for Science and Arts (SANU) held at the premises of the Academy.

In the beginning of the ceremony speeches were delivered by the President of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, Prof Nikola Hajdin, the President of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Boris Tadic and Mr. Bozidar Djelic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development.

Then followed introductory remarks authored by Prof. Ljubomir Simovic, Prof. Milutin Milankovic and Prof Vasko Popa on the theme “Through Space and Time”. The texts were read by Svetlana Bojkovic, Petar Kralj and Gojko Santic.

The readings were followed by musical selection composed by Johan Sebastian Bah and Francisco Tarrega.

As a part of the official ceremony, new correspondent members of the Academy were accredited with certificates and presented to the public.

This event was also attended by: Dr Jovan Krkobabic, Deputy Prime Minister, Prof Bogoljub Sijakovic, Minister of Religion, HE Mr. Alexander Konuzin, Ambassador of Russian Federation to Serbia, His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije, Prof. Nikola Tasic, Prof. Zoran Kovacevic, Prof. Ljubisa Rakic, Prof Dimitrije Stefanovic, Prof Miroslav Veskovic, Prof. Branko Kovacevic, Rector of the Belgrade University, His Grace Bishop of Backa Irinej, Mr. Matija Beckovic, Prof. Miodrag Ostojic, Prof Kanjuh, Prof. Nebojsa Radunovic, Prof. Dusica Lecic-Tosevski and many others.