Serbia Press Review - September 26, 2012

BLIC

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic requested yesterday while addressing the UN General Assembly that direct political negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina should begin soon thus making the first step in normalising relations between the two countries. The president also said that Serbia was dedicated to achieving permanent peace between the Serbs and Kosovo Albanians and that he supports direct negotiations at the highest political level, without recognition of Kosovo 2008 independence.

DANAS

Nenad Canak, parliamentarian and the leader of the League of Vojvodina Social-Democrats, has admitted to assaulting a man in front of a Novi Sad tavern over the weekend and quitted the MP post.

VECERNJE NOVOSTI

Zoran Zivkovic, member of the Democratic Party and former Serbian PM, said that he will run for the president of the party in the forthcoming elections of the new leadership due on October 14.