02. 05. 2015

Ministry of Culture: Unconditional support for press freedom

2.5.2015 (Tanjug) - Ministry of Culture and Information expressed Saturday its unconditional support for the freedom of media, adding it strongly opposes all forms of threats, pressures and endangering the safety of journalists.

BELGRADE - Ministry of Culture and Information expressed Saturday its unconditional support for the freedom of media, adding it strongly opposes all forms of threats, pressures and endangering the safety of journalists.

"Characteristics of every, including the most developed democratic society, is to continuously fight for the freedom of media, but also for high standards of professional, responsible and impartial journalism," Minister of Information Ivan Tasovac said on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day.

Ministry of Culture and Information and the Serbian government strongly support principles and standards of the freedom of media and expression, which the UN General Assembly, the European Union, the Council of Europe and the OSCE included among their priorities with strategic documents and conventions, reads the ministry's statement, adding that this year Serbia welcomes May 3 with the new media regulatory framework.

The ministry at the same time insists that all unsolved cases of threats, attacks and murders of journalists in Serbia are investigated and that the perpetrators are brought to justice.