In cooperation with the Fruška Gora National Park, “Diplomacy & Commerce” magazine organized a one-day visit to the natural, cultural, historical, gastronomic and wine sights of Srem
After Apatin (2021), Kikinda (2021), Jagodina (2023), Zlatibor (2023) and Vrnjačka Banja (2024), the magazine “Diplomacy & Commerce” in cooperation with the Fruška Gora National Park organized a tour for diplomats on May 29, during which they got to know the natural, cultural, historical, gastronomic and wine sights of Srem.
The program began in Tito’s villa in the hunting grounds of Vorovo, not far from Šid, where the diplomats were welcomed by Jelena Višekruna, the director of NP Fruška Gora and her advisor Branislav Žeželj with her colleagues, as well as the director of Color Press Group Robert Čoban with his colleagues Žikica Milošević and Dragan Vučević. After a rich “Srem breakfast”, the guests had the opportunity to hear details about the Fruška Gora National Park as well as the damage caused to the forests by the storms during the summer of 2023. After that, the guests walked through the forest and met four European bison who arrived in this hunting ground in 2022.
The visit continued in Šida, where the guests visited the Sava Šumanović Memorial House, where this famous Serbian painter was born. After that, they also visited the local archaeological collection “Gradina na Bosut”, where they were joined by the President of the Municipality of Šid, Zoran Semenović.
Lunch was organized at the Hotel “Dve kule” in the village of Bačinci, not far from Šid. The village is known for the harmonious life of Serbs and Ruthenians and two churches – Serbian Orthodox and Ruthenian Greek Catholic. In addition to local specialties at the “Dve kule” hotel, guests also tried top wines produced by the “Dve kule” winery. At the end of the visit, the guests visited the nearby Privina Glava monastery from the 12th century, which is also the westernmost of all 16 Fruška Gora monasteries.
The following representatives of the diplomatic corps from Belgrade participated in the visit: Jaidys Julieta Briceno, Ambassador of Venezuela, Anne Lugon-Moulin, Ambassador of Switzerland, Jan Bondi, Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Aleksandar Vranješ, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dragan Trivan, Honorary Consul of Tunisia, Yousef S. M. Aboshala, Advisor to the Ambassador of Libya, Dominika Krois, Permanent Coordinator of UNOB (Representative of the UN Secretary General), Mayadah Abdullah Yaseen, Ambassador of Iraq, Mohrah Ali Obaid Alobaid Aldhanhani, deputy ambassador of the UAE and Deyana Kostadinova, director of UNICEF in Serbia.
