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‘National Minorities Day - Richness in diversity’ marked in Sarajevo

FENA Vernera Jakupović

SARAJEVO, January 25 (FENA) - The 'National Minorities Day' was held today at the Sarajevo City Hall, organized by the City Administration.

The participating associations of national minorities living in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina presented the specificities of their languages ​​- Hungarian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish and Italian.

President of the Association of Macedonians in Sarajevo, Emica Niami Nalbantić, spoke about the historical sights of Macedonia, music heritage, the tradition of winemaking and cuisine, and referred to Nelson Mandela’s message that words spoken by a person in one of the languages ​​he understands find the way to their mind and right to their heart if they are told in their own language.

Jovanka Manzalović Šalaka, President of the Association of Czechs in Sarajevo "Češka beseda" spoke about the contribution of minorities to the economic, urban and cultural development of Sarajevo, and in this context, she spoke about the architectural achievements of her fellow Czech national, Karl Parzik, whose buildings are seen all across the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The City Administration organized the National Minorities Day as part of the project "Contributing to the Effective Implementation of the Rights and Needs of National Minorities in Sarajevo in the Field of Education, Media and Culture" funded from the joint program of the European Union and the Council of Europe "Horizontal Facility" for the Western Balkans and Turkey.

In addition to the representatives of several associations of national minorities living in Sarajevo, assistant to the Mayor Dragana Solaković and Gianluca Vannini from the Delegation of the European Union to BiH addressed the guests.

(FENA) S. R.

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