Principality of Serbia

KRAGUJEVAC - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Thursday the 1835 Serbian Constitution, also known as the Sretenje (The Meeting of the Lord) Constitution, had proclaimed freedom, independence and peacefulness as the fundamental values of Serbs.

After a full 26 days of detention, he rejoined his family.
From the moment of his arrest, there were clear evidence that Rado was detained while peacefully protesting, without any guilt, which was confirmed by international representatives, including EULEX, both for him and Duan Obrenovi.

The day commemorates two pivotal events in the efforts to rebuild a Serbian state after centuries of Ottoman Turkish occupation: the First Serbian Uprising of 1804, led by Djordje "Karadjordje" Petrovic, and the adoption of the Sretenje Constitution in 1835.

"On behalf of the government of the Republic of Serbia and in my own name, I congratulate citizens of Serbia Statehood Day, proud of the Sretenje Constitution, whose adoption in 1835 laid the foundations of a modern Serbian state," Brnabic stated, according to a press release.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac opened at the Natural History Museum Gallery in Belgrade on Saturday an exhibition dedicated to one of Serbia's greatest scientists, botanist Josif Pancic.

BELGRADE – Sretenje, Serbia’ s Statehood Day and national holiday celebrated in memory of the First Serbian Uprising and enactment of the first Serbian constitution, will be marked by a series of manifestations in Belgrade and at Oplenac Hill in Topola this year.