EASTER 2003 SUMMIT OF DIASPORA OPEN

Belgrade, 28 April 2003 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II attended the ceremony of opening “Easter Summit of Diaspora and Fatherland 2003” at the Home of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro today.

The plenary session was attended by the Speaker of the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro Prof. Dr. Dragoljub Micunovic, Chief of Staff of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro General Branko Krga, Minister of Justice Mr. Vladan Batic and the President of the Serbian Academy of Science and Art academician Nikola Hajdin.

HRH Crown Prince Alexander II addressed the present stating his view on strengthening the ties between Diaspora and Fatherland.

‘’In the next three days you will exchange opinions and ideas and do everything to make the ties between Diaspora and Fatherland stronger.

Those ties have never been broken, and they are needed today more then ever. Our country has become a member of the great family of democratic, developed European countries. It has returned to the place where historically and from any other point of view it belongs.

It is up to us to give our best to establish cooperation that can help our county and our people. For wherever you are, your roots are here and you should come back to them” – emphasized Crown Prince Alexander II.

This year’s Summit was attended by prominent representatives of Diaspora: our businessmen, engineers, doctors, humanitarian workers, members of associations and clubs. This was an extraordinary opportunity to take a look at the prospects of strengthening the ties between Diaspora and Fatherland, exchange opinions, establish cooperation between businessmen and doctors and have individual talks on further cooperation.