Belgrade: SRS deputy leader Tomislav Nikolic, after meeting with the SPS and DSS, said there will be “no rough or brutal annulment of the SAA.” He said that the new government would discuss the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), and would ask the EU to insert a sentence stating that Kosovo was a part of Serbia into the agreement.

Nikolic explained, “During the campaign we said that the new parliament would decide on the SAA, and that is a satisfactory solution for the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), while I’ve read statements from the Democratic Party Of Serbia-New Serbia (DSS-NS), saying that they won’t try to annul the agreement, but will begin talks on partial changes, in line with rules that the EU respects when it comes to other countries.”

The SRS leader described his meeting with DSS, SPS, and Associated Pensioners’ Party (PUPS) leaders Vojislav Kostunica, Ivica Dacic and Jovan Krkobabic as “Very Serious.” He asserted that there had been nothing during the last week that could “divide” the three parties, and that the formation of a new coalition was closer than ever. Nikolic revealed that under the coalition agreement, Kostunica would be prime minister, while he himself would become parliamentary speaker.