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| Consulate General of Republic of Serbia in Vukovar | |
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| Location | Vukovar |
| Address | 204. vukovarske brigade 2 |
| Ambassador | Živorad Simić |
The Consulate General of Republic of Serbia in Vukovar is the diplomatic mission of Serbia in Vukovar, Croatia. Consulate was established on 5 February 1998, after reintegration of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia into Croatia. The consulate is responsible for five Slavonian counties: Vukovar-Syrmia County, Osijek-Baranja, Brod-Posavina, Požega-Slavonia and Virovitica-Podravina county.
History
The consulate was established at February 5 1998, and it was a mere twenty days after the end of reintegration of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia into Croatia what was event that officially ended all bigger conflicts from the war. Due to the huge interest of local citizens, in the beginning consulate operated also in Beli Manastir. At the time of opening of the consulate, the consulate building was one of the few in Vukovar, which was not destroyed or damaged in the war. The consulate is at the end of the war played a very positive role in the life of the local Serbian minority in the city and region.
Today's activities
Representatives of the consulate are frequent interlocutors of local and national media when it comes to issues of protection and promotion of Serbian identity in the Danube region. Consulate organizes and participates in various cultural and educational projects and humanitarian actions, some of which are: celebration of the signing of Erdut Agreement, showing of documentary films, donation of equipment, organizing concerts... On the occasion of 150 anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla, consulate was, in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb, co-financed Days of Nikola Tesla in Osijek.
External links
References
- http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/yds/1998/98-08-14.yds.html
- http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/yds/1997/97-12-17.yds.html
- http://www.skac.hr/tekstovi/Vukovar%20i%20uskrsli%20Krist.htm
- http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/yds/1998/98-08-14.yds.html
- http://www.jutarnji.hr/najveci-odaziv-od-rusenja-milosevica/239551/
- http://www.vukovarske-novine.com/vijest.php?id=1622
- http://www.vukovarske-novine.com/novine/357/03.pdf
- http://www.gk-srbije-vukovar.hr/press.html
- http://www.vucafe.org/?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=256
- http://www.vukovarske-novine.com/vijest.php?id=1622
- http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2005&mm=09&dd=28&nav_id=177493
- http://www.vukovarske-novine.com/vijest.php?id=3140
- http://www.vukovarske-novine.com/novine/398/04.pdf
- http://www.skolica.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25
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