Dear People,

As the Crown Prince and as someone who deeply believes in Serbia, I feel a duty to address you in these difficult days for our Fatherland.

We are witnessing scenes that should have no place in a country whose tradition is freedom, whose future lies in the unity and dignity of all its citizens.

No one should be attacked for peacefully defending their beliefs. Violence against unarmed people, especially students and young people, is not the path to stability. The government bears the highest responsibility to preserve peace, not to endanger it.

The interests of the state are not and cannot be the interests of any party. Serbia belongs to all—both those who govern and those who think differently. Hatred among citizens is the greatest defeat.

Serbia must remain a country of free and dignified people, a country where differences are resolved through dialogue, not force.

I call on everyone to rise above conflict, not to forget that we are one people, one land. I call on those who make decisions to put above all else the safety, security, and dignity of people.

Let reason, patience, and love for Serbia guide us.

May God protect our Fatherland and all good people.

Crown Prince Filip