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Ambassador visits the city of Medgidia

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On 17 april 2013, Ambassador Jiří Šitler visited the city of Medgidia in Dobruja. He met with the Mayor and visited a monument bulit in honour of soldiers killed in action during World War I.

Mayor Marian Iordache informed him of the plans to build an industrial park outside the city. Later, they visited the Monument of Serbian heroes, built to pay tribute to the soldiers of the 1st division of the Serbian Volunteer Corps that fought alongside Romanian soldiers in Dobruja during World War I. Hundreds of Czech volunteers fought within the Serbian division; some of them died in battle in Dobruja.

In the City Hall, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic signed the guest book (in the picture).