U.S. Embassy Statement on the Election of Tomislav Nikolić for President of Serbia

May 21, 2012

The United States congratulates Tomislav Nikolic on his election as president of Serbia. We welcome President-elect Nikolic’s reaffirmation of his commitment to Serbia’s European future and encourage him to work constructively with Serbia’s future Prime Minister and government to achieve this goal, particularly with respect to regional stability and a constructive relationship with Kosovo. The United States remains strongly supportive of Serbia’s goal of membership in the European Union and is committed to working with Serbia’s leadership to advance this goal.”