At the opening of the International Conference of Young Leaders from the Diaspora 2009, Minister of the Diaspora Srdjan Sreckovic said that young people must be the pillars of a modern, politically influential, economically developed and EU-oriented Serbia.
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Tanjug
At the conference, organised with the help of the Canadian and US Embassies, Sreckovic pointed out that successful young people can help improve Serbia’s image in the world, stressing that Serbia has the potential to become an economic and political leader in the Western Balkans and that educated and resolute young people can make positive changes, not only in their country but also throughout the entire region.
We must provide a favourable environment in order to prevent young people from leaving our country and to encourage young Serbs living abroad to return to their homeland, he said.
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Tanjug
Minister of Youth and Sports Snezana Samardzic-Markovic said that Serbia’s future lies in its youth, adding that we should let young people make changes in Serbia.
Samardzic-Markovic recalled that the Ministry of Youth and Sports was established in 2007 in order to draft and implement a national youth strategy and therefore help organise young people in Serbia and encourage young Serbs who have already left their homeland to return to Serbia and build their future there.
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Tanjug
President of the International Conference of Young Leaders from the Diaspora Tijana Arnautovic said that the purpose of establishing the event, attended by around 600 young people from all over the world, is to help create global economic and cultural networks within the Diaspora.
The motto of the conference, which is bringing together 600 successful young people from 19 countries, is “Bridges we build today create the leaders of tomorrow”.
During the two-day conference young people from home and abroad will discuss various current issues, such as politics, economics and culture, as well as exchanging experiences and ideas and making contacts for future cooperation.