Government of Serbia: According to Vučić's decision, all the money for Hilandar has been secured

"According to the decision of President Vučić, the Government of Serbia has provided all the funds to complete the renovation of the monastery," announced the MP Nenad Popović, who is visiting the Hilandar Monastery with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.

Yesterday, President Vučić and his son Danilo arrived at the Hilandar monastery on Mount Athos to celebrate Christmas there.

"It is primarily about the completion of the monastery renovation, but also about the projects that are important for Hilandar, namely the new treasury and the new depot." "For the first time since King Milutin, the reconstruction of the main temple will be done, and we also discussed five or six other projects that are very important for the future of Hilandar," said Popović.

He added that the President of Serbia accepted all the ideas presented by the brotherhood of the Hilandar monastery headed by the abbot.

"I can freely say that after Aleksandar Obrenović, who at the end of the 19th century saved Hilandar from falling into other people's hands, President Vučić did the most for the Hilandar Monastery in the last 100 years, and we are all grateful to him for that," said Popović.

He added that the President of Serbia is visiting Hilandar for the second time in two years and that in the last few years a lot has been done to restore the monastery, stressing that at Hilandar every Serb receives comfort and refuge, as well as direction where to go and encouragement for what awaits him in the future.

Yesterday on Instagram, President Vučić shared his "satisfaction that, as servants of the people, we were able to help Hilandar, as one of the greatest Serbian sanctuaries."

Last night, on Christmas Eve, KFOR submitted its response to the request of the Republic of Serbia for the return of up to 1000 members of the Serbian Armed Forces and the Republic of Serbia Police to Kosovo. The answer was handed over at the Merdara administrative crossing to the representatives of the Commission for the Implementation of the Military Technical Agreement of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces.

As soon as he returns from Hilandar, President Vučić will familiarize himself with the content of KFOR's response, his Cabinet announced.

The request was submitted to KFOR on December 16 after more than 200 armed special forces of the Kosovo Police escorted by armored vehicles entered from South to North Mitrovica, which caused a new wave of tension in Kosovo.

Announcing this request after the Government session, which he also attended, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that he is almost certain that it will not be adopted.

S.Ć./Politika

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