Nikolic to deliver medals to mark Statehood Day

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will deliver medals to deserving individuals and institutions on Saturday, to mark the Statehood Day, including professor Itsuko Teruoka from Japan who will receive a gold medal for her exceptional engagement in humanitarian activities and Stella Jatras of the U.S. who will be posthumously decorated for exceptional merits in public and cultural activities and presentation of Serbia in the U.S.

In his decree, Nikolic also posthumously decorated late president of the Anti-Corruption Council Verica Barac by a gold medal for exceptional merits in the fight against corruption and affirmation of human rights and rule of law.

The president also delivered a posthumous recognition to late police officer Goran Djordjevic who was killed while on duty in Bujanovac and decorated him by a gold medal for exceptional merits in performance of duties and tasks in the security sector, the president's press service released.

The guardian of the Serb cemetery in Zeitenlik in Greece Djordje Mihajlovic was decorated by the Order of the Serbian Flag of the second degree for special merits in preservation of cultural and historic heritage of Serbia and development and strengthening of cooperation and friendly ties between Serbia and Greece.

Famous painter Petar Omcikus was decorated by the Sretenje Order of the third degree for special credits in culture and painting, and the Archive of Serbia was decorated for special credits in the preservation of cultural and historical heritage of Serbia to mark the 115th of the Archive's existence.

Photo Tanjug, S. Radovanovic (archive)