Selakovic and Gouillon send congratulations on the occasion of St. Sava's Day

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic and French humanitarian Arnaud Gouillon shared their congratulations on the occasion of St. Sava's Day, underlining that Saint-Savaism was a philosophy of life and a system of values that kept the entire Serbian people together, but also that Saint Sava had left us the wisdom that the state and collective happiness cannot be built without spirituality and national values.

In a video shared on the Twitter profile of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Selakovic said that the teaching and legacy of Saint Sava, Saint-Savaism, was not just a religious, political or national concept, but a philosophy of life.

He stated that Saint Sava, in addition to everything he represented, was also the first great Serbian diplomat who deserved credit not only for strengthening the Serbian Orthodox spirituality but also for the political consolidation of medieval Serbia in the 13th century.

That was why Saint Sava, as Selakovic pointed out, had remained an unattainable role model for all who wanted to engage in public affairs for the benefit of the Serbian state and people.

"He was the greatest Serbian clergyman and a great politician, and the wisdom he left tells us that the state, as well as collective happiness, cannot be built without spirituality and national values", Selakovic said.

He pointed out that these were the principles that even today, after more than eight centuries, our every compatriot should adhere to.

"Dear brothers and sisters, dear children, safeguard the Serbian name, culture, tradition. Preserve our beautiful Serbian language and Cyrillic alphabet. I wish us a happy Saint Sava Day", Minister Selakovic added.

French humanitarian Arnaud Gouillon, Acting Director of the Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region, said that Saint-Savaism was a system of values and a spiritual axis bringing the entire Serbian people together.

"Saint Sava is celebrated by Serbs in the motherland, but also everywhere around the world, wherever the Serbian identity needs to be preserved and nurtured", he said.

He pointed out that it was important to have an awareness of the fact that the Serbian people was united and indivisible, stating that it was important to preserve and foster the Serbian identity, language and culture, especially in places where Serbs lived far from their homeland and where due to the lack of physical contact and sometimes spiritual ties with the motherland there was a greater risk of being immersed in the societies there.

"May the Saint Sava Day, which is the holiday of all of us, continue to be what unites and binds the entire Serbian nation together", Gouillon said.