President of Serbia and Montenegro

The Democratic Party will mark the anniversary of democratic changes in Serbia with an exhibition at the party premises in Vracar that will be attended by its leader Zoran Lutovac, the president of the New Party, Zoran Zivkovic. and the president of the Social Democratic Party, Boris Tadic.

DSS party has new leader

BELGRADE -- The new leader of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) is Sanda Rašković-Ivić, who until now served as one of the party's vice-presidents.

The DSS assembly elected her to the new position on Sunday.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will send an official invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to a ceremony scheduled for October 20 marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade in World War II, Tanjug learned at the president's office.

The invitation will be handed to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday.

Author and former FRY president Dobrica Ćosić dies

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić sent a telegram of condolences to the family of late Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian writer and politician.

The 93-year-old member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) passed away on Sunday, his family announced.