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Serbia: Hungarian president's visit on historic anniversary
Ader and Vucic celebrated the victory over the Turks in 1456
22 July, 17:40
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, July 22 - Hungarian President Janos Ader
is visiting Belgrade today to attend some official ceremonies to
celebrate the anniversary of an important victory of a Hungarian
commander over the Turkish army in the Serbian capital city in
1456.
Along with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, Ader inaugurated in Zemun, a typical suburb on the Danube, a monument to Janos Hunjadij, known in Serbia as Janko Sibinjanin, a hero who defeated the Ottoman troops leading the Magyar forces. During the ceremony, both leaders emphasized that this battle was decisive for the destiny of the whole of Europe.
Later the two presidents laid a wreath at the monument in memory of those killed during the siege of Belgrade in 1456 in the park of the Kalemegdan Fortress. (ANSA).
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Along with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, Ader inaugurated in Zemun, a typical suburb on the Danube, a monument to Janos Hunjadij, known in Serbia as Janko Sibinjanin, a hero who defeated the Ottoman troops leading the Magyar forces. During the ceremony, both leaders emphasized that this battle was decisive for the destiny of the whole of Europe.
Later the two presidents laid a wreath at the monument in memory of those killed during the siege of Belgrade in 1456 in the park of the Kalemegdan Fortress. (ANSA).
