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Patriarch Pavle, Serbian Orthodox Church endorse new Constitution
Belgrade,
26 October 2006
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica met today with His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle and said that the new Constitution will suit everyone living in Serbia, adding that the important thing is that Kosovo will be preserved within Serbia since it is the country's "nucleus".
Vojislav Kostunica and Patriarch Pavle
Kostunica stated that Kosovo-Metohija is a constituent part of Serbia historically, as well as legally from the point of view of both internal and international law because in the international order peace is based on the fact that borders of existing countries must be respected.
Patriarch Pavle and the Serbian Orthodox Church invited citizens to vote at the referendum and support the new Constitution.
The Prime Minister, who was invited to the Patriarchate by Patriarch Pavle, said that during their meeting they recalled the fact that in the previous period all national communities, all churches and religious communities in Serbia and various political organisations and parties have shown their support for Serbia's first and essential precondition of existence – the Constitution.
Serbia is an independent state today and it is necessary to define its national and state identity, said the Prime Minister.
In the course of our history we have gone through many greater temptations and hardships and faced much graver tasks than this one which is before us today. We don’t have any alternative but to carry out this task. The state must have a constitution, stressed Kostunica adding that only through decentralisation and democratisation can the state as a whole be preserved.
Patriarch Pavle and the Serbian Orthodox Church invited citizens to vote at the referendum and support the new Constitution.
The Prime Minister, who was invited to the Patriarchate by Patriarch Pavle, said that during their meeting they recalled the fact that in the previous period all national communities, all churches and religious communities in Serbia and various political organisations and parties have shown their support for Serbia's first and essential precondition of existence – the Constitution.
Serbia is an independent state today and it is necessary to define its national and state identity, said the Prime Minister.
In the course of our history we have gone through many greater temptations and hardships and faced much graver tasks than this one which is before us today. We don’t have any alternative but to carry out this task. The state must have a constitution, stressed Kostunica adding that only through decentralisation and democratisation can the state as a whole be preserved.
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