President Milanović Visits Municipality of Plaški and Town of Ogulin

04. May 2021.
17:01

The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović visited today the municipality of Plaški and the town of Ogulin in Karlovac County. On the occasion of International Firefighters’ Day, which is observed in Croatia on St. Florian’s Day, the 4th of May, President Milanović toured the fire station of the Plaški Volunteer Fire Department that is under construction and spoke with the fire department’s commanding officers and with the head of the municipality of Plaški Pero Damjanović. The President of the Republic also paid a visit to the cultural centre in Plaški.       

During his stay in the town of Ogulin, President Milanović attended a ceremony in the public library at which awards were presented to the town’s top athletes in the year 2020. Speaking at the ceremony, President Milanović congratulated the award-winning athletes, telling them to continue practicing sports. “High performance sport is hard and strenuous; it doesn’t have to be your goal or way of life, (provided that) you have a healthy mind in a healthy body,” he said.

In his address, President Milanović mentioned that he practiced various sports, admitting that he was an average performer. “(I wasn’t a top performer), but I was more or less involved in everything. I think that sport is unbelievably important for young people, but it cannot be imposed. Either you practice sports or you don’t practice sports. You are practicing sports and you deserve praise; I know how much sweat and effort went into that,” said the President.

Earlier in the day, the President of the Republic and the mayor of Ogulin Dalibor Domitrović visited the production facility of the company Bjelin Ltd., which manufactures hardwood floors. Representatives of the company acquainted President Milanović with its significance for the town of Ogulin and its economy.

Alongside President Milanović was Adviser to the President of the Republic for Human Rights and Civil Society Melita Mulić and Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for the Economy Velibor Mačkić. Commissioner of the President of the Republic for Sports Željko Jovanović joined President Milanović at the presentation of awards to Ogulin’s top athletes.

PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Tomislav Bušljeta