PM Aleksandar Vucic

BELGRADE - In his first statement since media reports about his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections, incumbent Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Thursday he was waiting for an agreement with PM Aleksandar Vucic.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Tuesday dismissed speculations he would put himself forward as a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, adding that all details of his agreement with PM Aleksandar Vucic would become "known in day or two."

BELGRADE - Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has become single candidate from the Serbian Progressive Party for the presidential election due in April, Minister of Internal Affairs Nebojsa Stefanovic has told reporters.

"Vucic, unanimously," the minister told reporters after a party session. Vucic himself has declined to answer the questions, saying he will make a statement later.

Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday PM Aleksandar Vucic's agreement with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was of historic significance for Serbia.

Relations between the state and the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) are good, PM Aleksandar Vucic and Patriarch Irinej have agreed.

The Serbian prime minister, who met with the head of the SPC on Friday in Belgrade, said afterwards that these relations are "not only fair, but also good," but added that "relations with other religious communities are also good."