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pampango Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-10 11:32 AM
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Serbia quietly marks 10 years since Milosevic was ousted
Source: BBC


Ljubisav Djokic drove the famous bulldozer for the protesters 10 years ago

Serbia's leader has said the ousting of Slobodan Milosevic 10 years ago marked the establishment of the Balkan country's democracy.

Marking the 10th anniversary at a conference in the capital Belgrade, President Boris Tadic said Serbia was closer to joining the European Union. But commemorations of the event, in which crowds backed by a bulldozer stormed parliament, were muted.

Both the EU and US sent congratulations, Brussels welcoming Serbia's democratic reforms and economic progress.

The EU would continue to support Serbia on its EU path, in both the political and economic sense, the office of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Baroness Ashton was quoted as saying by Serbia's B92 news website.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11478533
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zehnkatzen Donating Member (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-05-10 02:17 PM
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1. Only 10 years? Seems like eternity. n/t k/r
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