Serbia's newly elected president travels to Moscow

BELGRADE -- Tomislav Nikolić will on Friday travel to Moscow where he will on May 26 attend the congress of Russia's ruling party, United Russia.

The leader of the Serb Progressives (SNS) was on Sunday elected as Serbia's new president.

Nikolić was invited to the event before the elections - as the head of a party that has an agreement on cooperation with United Russia. 

He will address the congress, and possibly hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the SNS told Tanjug news agency.