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BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and PM Aleksandar Vucic agreed Monday the serious challenges facing Serbia required a joint, comprehensive response by the state leadership.

Serbian and Bosnian Serb leaders have agreed to maintain "daily communication" after the announcement of a revision of Bosnia's genocide lawsuit against Serbia.

President Tomislav Nikolic will not seek reelection - the decision came after his meeting on Monday afternoon with Aleksandar Vucic.

A swap of roles between PM Aleksandar Vucic and President Tomislav Nikolic is not possible, Blic reported on Tuesday, quoting sources in the Serbian government.

After a tense few days, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has decided not to run for another term in this spring's presidential elections.

The decision was announced after a meeting on Monday between Nikolic and current Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who emerged last week as the favoured presidential candidate of the Progressive Party to which they both belong.

President Tomislav Nikolic will not seek reelection - the decision came after his meeting on Monday afternoon with Aleksandar Vucic.

In a statement carried by the Belgrade-based tabloid Kurir, Nikolic said:

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 - When contacted by Tanjug late Wednesday, Serbian PM and Serbian Progressive Party leader Aleksandar Vucic responded with silence and made no comment on incumbent President Tomislav Nikolic's candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections.

In exclusive reports, Sputnik and N1 said earlier in the day Nikolic had decided to run for president.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Wednesday he was not surprised by the "outcome of the vote" at Tuesday's meeting of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Presidency - which backed party leader Aleksandar Vucic's candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections - but remained ambiguous on whether he would put himself forward for president.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said he was mulling severing ties with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) ahead of the presidential election, in an interview to Sputnik on Friday.