Selaković and Kavšek: Bela Krajina is an example of centuries-old unity of Serbs and Slovenes

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, talked with the Mayor of the Slovenian city of Črnomelj, Andrej Kavšek, who today received the Gold Medal of Merit for Cultural Activities and Development of Relations between Serbia and Slovenia from the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.

Selaković thanked Kavšek for the fact that Serbs, who have been living in Bela Krajina in Slovenia for centuries, successfully preserve their national and cultural identity, living in harmonious and close relations with their neighbors and representing an example of centuries-old unity of Serbs and Slovenes.

According to him, the municipality of Črnomelj is an example of successful coexistence of people of different but close cultures, and a place where the traditional friendship of the Serbian and Slovenian people is strengthened.

Selaković emphasized the importance of good cooperation between local self-government units of Serbia and Slovenia and reminded that cooperation has been established between twenty municipalities so far, noting that it would be useful for the municipality of Črnomelj to be twinned with some of the municipalities in Serbia.

According to Selaković, it is extremely important to encourage Serbian-Slovenian cooperation at the municipal level, in various areas, such as the economy, culture and tourism.

Selaković once again thanked the guest for his readiness to nurture the culture of remembering the presence of Serb uskoks in Bela Krajina, whose descendants have lived in that part of Slovenia since the 16th century.