The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Slovak Republic awarded the Medal of Tree of Peace

17. Aug 2021.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Slovak Republic, Momčilo Babić, was awarded the Medal of Tree of Peace for merits in the promotion of peace, understanding and friendship among nations.

The medal was presented on the occasion of the planting of the Tree of peace, which marked the centenary of the death of Serbian King Petar I Karađorđević. This important jubilee was marked by the Slovak organization Servare et Manere, led by the President, Dr. Marek Sobola, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the Slovak Republic, at the Serbian military cemetery from the First World War, in Velky Meder.

The Medal of Tree of Peace, presented by the founder of the "Tree of peace" project, Marek Sobola, was also awarded to the Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Austria-Switzerland, His Eminence Andrej.

The event was attended by many distinguished guests: State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, Martin Klus, Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Austria-Switzerland, His Eminence Andrej, Serbian Ambassador to Slovakia, Momčilo Babić, President of Trnava Region, Jozef Viskupič, Colonel Jozef Paluba, Bishop’s vicar of the Military Ordinariate of Slovakia; Mayor of Velky Meder, Gergo Holenyi, as well as the founder of the Tree of peace project and the executive director of the organization Servare et Manere, Marek Sobola.

Representatives of associations of Serbs from Slovakia were present, as well as many other friends of our country, and the event was enhanced by the presence of the honor guard of the Slovak Armed Forces and volunteers in historical uniforms of the Serbian Royal Army from Czechoslovakia. The planting was carried out under the auspices of HRH Alexander, who sent a welcome letter to all the guests present.

Over 6,000 comrades of King Petar, participants in the defense of Serbia on Cer, Kolubara and other battlefields of the First World War, rest at the Serbian Military Cemetery in Velky Meder. These are the heroes who taught lessons to the Habsburg conquerors until the arrival of the superior German army, after which they were captured and brought to die in this "Death Camp". Therefore, this was the best place to mark the hundredth anniversary of King Petar's death.

In 2018, Marek Sobola founded the Tree of peace project, which has already been successfully implemented in 10 countries on three continents, and the Tree of peace has so far been planted in Uzbekistan, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Serbia, the United States, Russia, Poland and Austria.

The Slovak Post issued a postage stamp dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death of King Petar I Karađorđević, on the occasion of the planting of the Tree of peace.