At the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade, the 16th International Congress of Slavs was held, which gathered more than a thousand participants from 43 countries.
The congresses, which gathers Slavs from all over the world, is held every five years.
This year’s congress had 1,674 presentations, and the participants took part in the sections, themed blocks, roundtables and the first time with poster-reports.
The organisers of the event are the International Committee of Slavs, the Association of Slavic Societies of Serbia, the Faculty of Philology of the University of Belgrade and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU).
The meeting was held under the auspices of the President of Serbia and the patronage of the city of Belgrade.
The opening was attended by Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia Mladen Šarčević, Minister of Culture and Information Vladan Vukosavljević, President of the Academy of Sciences of Serbia Vladimir Kostić, representatives of religious communities and diplomatic corps, numerous scientists and distinguished officials.
photo Embassy of Slovakia