Editing Sorbs (section)

===Relations with Yugoslavia===
First permanent cultural and political contacts between Sorbs and [[South Slavs]] were established in the mid-19th century, and the contacts reached in their peak in the early 20th century.<ref name=ds>{{cite magazine|last=Sokolović|first=Dalibor|year=2012|title="Srbska Lužica" - efemeryda czasopiśmiennictwa sorabistycznego na Bałkanach|magazine=Pro Lusatia|location=Opole|language=pl,en|volume=11|pages=15, 20}}</ref> In 1934, the first and only issue of the ''Srbska Lužica'' newspaper was published by consortium Srbska Lužica in [[Yugoslavia]].<ref name=ds/>

In November 1945, Yugoslavia declared support for the freedom aspirations of the Sorbs.{{sfn|Pałys|2012|p=149}} On 1 January 1946, the Sorbian National Council appointed Jurij Rjenč as its plenipotentiary representative in [[Belgrade]], soon confirmed by the Yugoslav authorities after his arrival and meetings with several Yugoslav officials.{{sfn|Pałys|2012|p=149}} The Military Mission of Yugoslavia (VMJ) to the [[Allied Control Council]] established contacts with Sorbian national activists and declared it imperative to legally guarantee the cultural and national rights of the Sorbs, merge Upper and Lower Lusatia into one administrative district, and to halt the settlement of German displaced persons in Sorbian villages.{{sfn|Pałys|2012|p=150}} The Military Mission of Yugoslavia assisted Sorbian activists in Berlin with accommodation and catering, and contributed to the rebuilding of the [[Serbski dom]] in Bautzen, the chief cultural institution of Sorbs.{{sfn|Pałys|2012|p=151}}