The Day of the Capital was celebrated

The 13th of November - Capital Day - was marked today with the ceremonial session of the Cetinje Parliament in the Government House.
The capital announced that the ceremonial session was held in the presence of a large number of state dignitaries, the diplomatic corps and representatives of the sister cities of Cetinje and other cities and municipalities from Montenegro.
The mayor of Prijestonica, Nikola Đurašković, pointed out that today they proudly celebrate and mark November 13, a date that is important not only for the people of Cetinje, but for all people who have Montenegro in their hearts.
"The glorious history and centuries-old struggle for freedom and justice determined Cetinje and the people of Cetinje even in the moments when they rejected weapons and aggression against fraternal and neighboring nations," said Đurašković.
He said that the strongest anti-war campaign against the unjust destruction of cities and states and the destruction of human lives was launched from that city in the 1990s.
"Similarly today, when the friendly Ukrainian people suffer aggression, when our twin city of Kharkiv is buried in ruins, the citizens of Cetinje stood up on their own initiative and sent a message against the war and the destruction of Ukraine, stronger than any other city in Europe and the world," stated Đurašković.
As he said, these events are just as important as the libertarian ones from difficult battles and wars, which adorn the famous pages of the history of the capital.
The President of the Cetinje Parliament, Milena Vujačić, pointed out that the Day of the Capital is a special day in which the 540 years of existence of the city come together, on the foundations of which the Montenegrin flag and the Montenegrin Arch of Freedom were raised.
"Cetinje achieved its meaningful goal, it preserved the state and man as the highest value and gave it the noblest purpose and goal," said Vujačić.
She said that Cetinje preserved beauty, kindness, truth and justice in human form and through human existence.
The Capital stated that the award "13. novembar" is awarded as a special form of public recognition for the best achieved results in all areas of work and creativity that are of exceptional importance for Cetinje.
As they announced, at the ceremonial session of the Cetinje parliament, awards were presented to deserving individuals and institutions.
The winners of the award are the non-governmental organization The Books of Books, which deals with culture and has been active for thirty years, the soccer school "Winner" founded in 2010 in Cetinje, and Aleksandar Vujović, a well-known Montenegrin director, multimedia artist and producer, who thanked and addressed those present.
The capital city said that on the occasion of November 13, the Day of Liberation of Cetinje, student awards were given to the best undergraduate students of the college whose seat is in that city, as well as to students who reside in the capital and study outside it.
Miloš Kašćelan, a student at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, whose success index is 9.90, Ksenija Jovićević from the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature (9.92), Ivana Dendić from the Academy of Music (9.85) and Raičević Teodora, a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts, were awarded. (9.97)", says the announcement.
Awards were also given to students studying outside of Cetinje - Nikoleti Ivanović, student of Randolf Makon College, Faculty of Psychology and Faculty of Political Sciences (9.81), Jovan Cebalović from the Faculty of Humanities (9.37) and Milena Đuranović from the Faculty of Biotechnology ( 9.30).
On behalf of the students, Ksenija Jovićević thanked, who said that the Prijestonica award was the result of the effort and love that everyone invested in the previous academic year.
Prijestonica said that the event was completed by the violist Tanja Bogdanović, the pianist Jelena Vukmirović, the musical duo Filip Sjekloća and Lika Ardit and the Choir "Luča".
"The program of the celebration of the Day of Liberation of the Capital will continue tonight in Zetski dom, with a concert by KUD Njegoš starting at 8 p.m.," the announcement added.
The ceremonial session of the Cetinje Parliament was held after the laying of wreaths at the Memorial Ossuary and at the Vlach Church.

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