The City assembly officially declared the honorary Belgrader on its September session.
As a sign of gratitude for all the support after 2014 floods which hit Serbia, H.E. Arne Sannes Bjornstad Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia has been named as the Honorary Citizen of Belgrade.
“The city of Belgrade wants to repay to His Excellency for the great assistance of the Kingdom of Norway to Belgrade and Serbia after floods in May 2014, and to further strengthen the excellent cooperation and friendly relations,” says the Mayor of Belgrade Siniša Mali.
“To be nominated as the representative of Norway to this honour is a great token of gratitude and friendship to Norway from the people of Belgrade and Serbia,“ said Ambassador Bjornstad.