WHITE PALACE RECEPTION FOR PARTICIPANTS OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTORS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION “MODERN SLAVERY”

Belgrade, 27 October 2010 – Their Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine hosted this evening a reception for the participants of the 5th Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) “Cooperating against corruption” at the White Palace. The Crown Prince also opened an exhibition “Modern slavery“, which was organized by a Serbian team fighting against human trafficking, Save the Children and Centre for Youth Integration.

In the beginning of the ceremony guests were welcomed by HRH Crown Prince Alexander, Mr. Goran Ilic, President of Managing Board of Prosecutors Association of Serbia, Mr. Derk Kuipers, Secretary General of International Association of Prosecutors and Mr. Vito Monetti, President of European association of judges and prosecutors for freedom and democracy (MEDEL).

The Crown Prince emphasized in his welcome speech: “The main theme of this conference is: cooperation against corruption, which addresses one of the major problems that Serbia, as well as many other Central and Eastern European and Central Asian countries are facing today. I agree that the emphasis should be on cooperation, cooperation between countries, law enforcement agencies, nongovernmental organizations, media outlets, because this huge and important task calls for joint and coordinated effort. In addition, you will have the opportunity to see photographs and children drawings at a touching exhibition prepared by a Serbian team against the trafficking of human beings. My wife and I firmly support this action and we were already engaged at the conference in Athens, with a similar topic fighting human trafficking, with many prominent figures from Greek public life and international community like Ms. Mubarak, the wife of the President of Egypt”.

The exhibition of photographs and children’s drawings will be open for visitors at the White Palace until Wednesday, 3 November 2010, between 11am and 2pm. Everyone interested should call the Office of Crown Prince Alexander on 011 306 4014 at least one day in advance.