President denies Radicals-launched illness rumors

President Boris Tadić says rumors about his alleged illness are untrue, and confirms he has no health problems.

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President Boris Tadic says rumors about his alleged illness are untrue, and confirms he has no health problems. "I am not sick, in fact, I'm not even down with the flu. I have no health problems, but this is all a part of Serbia's political folklore. Moving on, and no one should hold a grudge against anyone for [saying] such a thing," the president told reporters during his weekend walk in downtown Belgrade Saturday. President denies Radicals-launched illness rumors He was accompanied by one of his top Democrats, and deputy prime minister in the cabinet, Bozidar Djelic. Another issue raised by Vojislav Seselj's Radicals (SRS) was over a recent remark made by the Russian president's representative for the Central Federal District, Georgiy Poltavchenko. The Russian official said earlier this week that when he travels to Belgrade the next time, "it will be to congratulate Boris Tadic on his [presidential] election victory". This was Poltavichenko's answer to Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic's invitation to visit Serbia. The Radicals were so upset by the statement that the Belgrade press last week speculated they were ready to lodge a complaint with the Russian embassy in Belgrade over that country's alleged "interfering in Serbia's domestic affairs and taking sides". SRS deputy president, Tomislav Nikolic, is considered to be the only candidate that can stand up to Tadic in a vote that must be called by the end of the year. Nikolic lost a previous showdown in the polls when Tadic became president in 2004. But, the leader of the Democrats played down such interpretations yesterday when he said the remark was a "friendly, colloquial message", such as Serbian politicians send out to their colleagues abroad often, "and by no means interfering in Serbia's affairs". "Russia is too great a country to meddle in Serbian or any other country's elections in such a way," Tadic said. "Still, it's good to send out friendly messages from both sides of the border, because this in a way to integrate our country and show that we have friends." "But when it comes to the presidential elections, and who the next president will be – this is to be decided by the citizens of Serbia and no one else – not America, not Russia, not Europe," the president concluded. Djelic, Tadic, take a walk in Belgrade Saturday afternoon (Tanjug)

President denies Radicals-launched illness rumors

He was accompanied by one of his top Democrats, and deputy prime minister in the cabinet, Božidar Đelić.

Another issue raised by Vojislav Šešelj's Radicals (SRS) was over a recent remark made by the Russian president's representative for the Central Federal District, Georgiy Poltavchenko. The Russian official said earlier this week that when he travels to Belgrade the next time, "it will be to congratulate Boris Tadić on his [presidential] election victory".

This was Poltavichenko's answer to Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić's invitation to visit Serbia.

The Radicals were so upset by the statement that the Belgrade press last week speculated they were ready to lodge a complaint with the Russian embassy in Belgrade over that country's alleged "interfering in Serbia's domestic affairs and taking sides".

SRS deputy president, Tomislav Nikolić, is considered to be the only candidate that can stand up to Tadić in a vote that must be called by the end of the year. Nikolić lost a previous showdown in the polls when Tadić became president in 2004.

But, the leader of the Democrats played down such interpretations yesterday when he said the remark was a "friendly, colloquial message", such as Serbian politicians send out to their colleagues abroad often, "and by no means interfering in Serbia's affairs".

"Russia is too great a country to meddle in Serbian or any other country's elections in such a way," Tadić said.

"Still, it's good to send out friendly messages from both sides of the border, because this in a way to integrate our country and show that we have friends."

"But when it comes to the presidential elections, and who the next president will be – this is to be decided by the citizens of Serbia and no one else – not America, not Russia, not Europe," the president concluded.

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