Tomislav Nikolić

BELGRADE - Following media reports that he will submit a retirement request on May 31, incumbent Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic told the Vecernje novosti and Politika dailies his potential retirement did not mean he would stop working.

The SNS will hold a rally in Belgrade's Kombank Arena venue in support of its leader and the presidential candidate of the ruling coalition, Aleksandar Vucic.

BELGRADE - Serbia's incumbent President Tomislav Nikolic has decided to hand in a retirement request on May 31, but is not necessarily leaving politics, Belgrade-based Kurir reported Tuesday.

Nikolic says he has not made a decision or reached an agreement on a role he could be given when his presidential term expires, but his retirement is certain, the paper said.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will apply to claim his age pension on May 31, the tabloid Kurir is reporting on Tuesday.

But this does not mean he will also say goodbye to politics, the article noted.

Nikolic told the daily he had not yet decided, nor reached any deal regarding any new political office after his mandate expires this spring.

Serbian First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on Tuesday received the new ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ri Pyong Du.

The diplomat delivered his accreditation letters to President Tomislav Nikolic, the Serbian government said.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will apply to claim his age pension on May 31, the tabloid Kurir is reporting on Tuesday.

But this does not mean he will also say goodbye to politics, the article noted.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic spoke in Belgrade on Friday with Russian Deputy FM and presidential adviser Mikhail Bogdanov about the political situation in the region and the dangers of heightening tensions in some countries.

Serbia has a great interest in maintaining peace and stability as the basic prerequisite for its further progress and development, Nikolic said.

BELGRADE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision to reject an application to revise a ruling on Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) genocide lawsuit against Serbia is absolutely the right one, as any other decision would have seriously endangered the functionality of BiH, further escalating tensions in its relations with Serbia, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Thursday.

BELGRADE - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent an official invitation to Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic to visit China on March 30-31.

The invitation was presented to Nikolic by Chinese Ambassador Li Manchang during a meeting in Belgrade.

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President Tomislav Nikolic will call for Monday, March 13, a session of the Council for National Security.