Dacic hands over certificate of Serbian citizenship, passport to Dmitri Gerasimenko
17. August 2011. | 08:48
Source: Emg.rs
The Minister explained that Gerasimenko will have both Serbian and Russian citizenships and he will compete for the Serbian national team next week at the world championship in Paris.
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic handed over a certificate of Serbian citizenship, identity card and passport to Russian judoist Dmitri Gerasimenko, who competes for Serbian judo club Red Star.
Dacic welcomed the fact that the Serbian government accepted the proposal of the Ministry of the Interior made at the request of the Serbian Judo Association and the Ministry for Sport and Youth that Gerasimenko be given Serbian citizenship.
The Minister explained that Gerasimenko will have both Serbian and Russian citizenships and he will compete for the Serbian national team next week at the world championship in Paris.
Gerasimenko said that he is very happy that he will compete for Serbia and expressed hope that our country’s judo team will achieve great results.
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