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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Serbia follows path of progress, statehood

Orasac, 15 February 2022

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated today at the central state ceremony marking the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia that our country is celebrating the anniversary of the renewal and establishment of a free and constitutional state.

Brnabic said that Serbia will prove in 2022 that it will follow the path inspired by the spirit of Dimitrije Davidovic, the path of progress, statehood, a modern European country that is respected around the world and which will be a source of prosperity and happiness for every citizen.

The Prime Minister stated that Serbia, with the constitutional changes voted by the citizens on 16 January this year, became a pioneer of separating the judiciary from other layers of power, stating that the new solutions not only give primacy to the legal profession in law enforcement but also strengthen citizens' perception and justice will not depend on the personal relationships of judges and acting officials.

She pointed out the results that Serbia is achieving today, led by President Aleksandar Vucic, emphasising economic growth, new roads, high-speed railway that will soon travel between Belgrade and Novi Sad, new clinical centres, hospitals and health centres.

Brnabic told those who advise Serbia to be as humble and submissive in emphasising the results as two centuries ago, that our country will give the same answer, that it will not justify itself to anyone, but that it can win and be the best.

The Prime Minister reminded that in Orasac in 1804, the representatives of the Serbian people made a decision on the beginning of the uprising against the Turks and chose Djordje Petrovic as the Serbian leader.

A small country of a great nation returned to the map of Europe with its own will, strength and sacrifice, Brnabic pointed out, noting that the state-building spirit could never be extinguished again.

She also said that on this day in 1835, the first Serbian constitution in the history of modern Serbia was adopted in Kragujevac, adding that Serbia had risen from absolutist to state system in which the rights and obligations of citizens are not subject to individual whims but written rules.

The central state ceremony marking the Statehood Day was held in Maricevica Jaruga near Orasac.

Wreaths were laid at the monument to the leader of the First Serbian Uprising by Prime Minister Brnabic and Serbian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik, and the orchestra of the Serbian Army Guard performed the anthem "God of Justice".