CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER II AND CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE ATTEND DECORATION CEREMONY FOR MR. NENAD POPOVIC AT THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY

Belgrade, 16 April 2010 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine attended today a ceremony at the Russian Embassy, where Mr. Nenad Popovic was decorated with the Medal of Friendship, awarded to him by the President Dmitry Medvedev of Russian Federation, for his achievements in strengthening Serbian – Russian relations in the field of economy and culture. H.E. Mr. Alexander Konuzin, the ambassador of Russian Federation to Serbia, presented the medal to Mr. Popovic during a ceremony attended by members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of Serbian political and public life, among whom were H.E. Mr. Ivica Dacic, first deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, H.E. Dr Rasim Ljajic, Minister of Labour and Social Policy, His Eminence Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Amfilohije, Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, President of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Dr Vojislav Kostunica, President of Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Mr. Vuk Draskovic, President of Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), and many other distinguished guests.

Mr. Nenad Popovic is the Vice President of Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and a Member of the Parliament of Serbia, and President of the Board of ABS Holdings, a company located in Serbia and Russia. He is the first Serbian citizen to receive this Medal.