Mayor of Sarajevo Signed the Olympic Armistice Appeal

31 October 2005

Sarajevo joined Turin, Jerusalem and Rome and signed the Olympic Armistice Appeal. The official signing ceremony was held last Wednesday, October 26, at the Olympic Museum at �Zetra� sports Centre in Sarajevo.

Olympic Armistice Appeal signing ceremony at Zetra Olympic Museum

The Olympic Armistice Appeal is a call for peace, in the name of the true values of sports and Olympic Games. The decision to sign the Appeal in Sarajevo is a symbol of support for the values of multiethnic co-existence and intercultural dialogue. Sarajevo has been, and will be again, the symbol of these values throughout the centuries.

�In the name of preservation of all values dear to the heart of our city, I wish that the Olympic Armistice turns into a decisive step towards global peace�, said Semiha Borovac, the Mayor of Sarajevo, in the signing ceremony.

Borovac also thanked the Italian region of Piemonte, the Province and the City of Turin, on the initiative to invite Sarajevo, the host city of the 1984 Winter Olympic Games, to sign this initiative. Turin will host the next Winter Olympics in January/February 2006. (www.sarajevo.ba)