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Vucic said at Friday's meeting that he is accepting the nomination because he fears of the return of those who have robbed, destroyed and humiliated the country.

Tensions in relations between Tomislav Nikolic and Aleksandar Vucic have stirred Serbia's political scene, but neither of them has spoken about it officially, B92 reports.

Member of the presidency of the ruling SNS Radomir Nikolic says he voted in favor of nominating Aleksandar Vucic as the party's presidential candidate.

The son of Serbia's current president and SNS founder Tomislav Nikolic revealed this for the daily Vecernje Novosti, and added that he presented his position when the SNS presidency met on Tuesday.

VIENNA - Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern will visit Belgrade late this week to meet with Serbian top officials.

He will arrive in Belgrade on Thursday evening and speak with President Tomislav Nikolic and PM Aleksandar Vucic on Friday.

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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 - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has decided to run for president again, Belgrade media report.

The decision was voiced at the celebration of Nikolic's 65th birthday on February 15, Belgrade-based N1 TV channel said late on Wednesday.

No official confirmation of the Serbian media reports on Nikolic's decision to run for second term has been given so far.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has decided to run for another term this spring, Serbian and international media report.

His office has neither confirmed nor denied, according to Tanjug agency.

B92 radio quotes Spintnik News and N1 channel as saying the decision was taken as he was celebrating his 65th birthday.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will be the ruling party's presidential candidate this march.

The ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) backed his bid "unanimously", B92 radio quotes Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic as saying.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Monday received representatives of China's Jiangsu Nantong Sanjian Construction Group Co, Ltd and urged the corporation to invest in Serbia, noting the country was now much easier to do business and work on joint projects with.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Montenegrin PM Dusko Markovic said Friday their countries had great potential for cooperation in the energy and tourism sectors, noting that infrastructure links were a key precondition for this.