Regional countries offer assistance to Serbia

Regional countries offer assistance to Serbia

PODGORICA -- Montenegrin PM Milo Đukanović sent a telegram expressing condolences to his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić for the victims of floods in Serbia.

The government of Montenegro will send emergency aid to Serbia to address and reduce the impact of disastrous flooding, Public Relations Bureau of the Montenegrin government also said.

As pointed out, "Montenegro has offered assistance to Serbia in direct communication between the two prime ministers."

Two other regional countries, Macedonia and Croatia, have also offered to help Serbia cope with the disaster.

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov spoke to his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolić on the phone, when he also expressed his condolences over the loss of life, the MIA news agency said.

Slovenia, whose assistance the Serbian government requested on Thursday, has responded positively and announced it would send a rescue team and equipment during the day on Friday.