[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E115]
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               CONGRATULATING SERBIA ON ITS STATEHOOD DAY

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 10, 2023

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Serbian 
Caucus, I offer my congratulations to Serbia on its Statehood Day, 
February 15th.
  Statehood Day is celebrated in Serbia every year on this day to 
commemorate the outbreak of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804 which 
evolved into the Serbian revolution against Ottoman rule. These events 
eventually resulted in Serbia's independence in 1835.
  On the same day, February 15, in 1835, the first Serbian constitution 
was adopted in Kragujevac. I am grateful that this day is also the 
142nd anniversary of formal relations between the United States and 
Serbia.
  The U.S. and Serbia have a long history of partnership including 
serving side by side during World War II.
  Former President Donald Trump took historic steps to negotiate a 
normalization agreement between Serbia and Kosovo and I remain 
optimistic that this agreement will achieve even more progress in the 
future.
  God bless the United States of America and God bless the people of 
Serbia.

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