"Some want my legitimacy to be tested ... . Let's have a referendum," says Aleksandar Vucic.
Race is opportunity to strengthen relations between two countries, says state secretary in Ministry of Sports.
Kosovo broke from Serbia in 1999 and declared independence in 2008. But Serbia has not recognised the move and sees its former province as part of its territory.
Tension has risen between the two sides after Pristina declared that by next April, around 10,000 Kosovan Serbs with licence plates issued by Serbia must replace them with plates from the Republic of Kosovo.
Under the deal, the two countries aim to develop co-operation on the basis of joint understanding and also respect the sovereignty and principle of non-interference in internal affairs.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stresses that Russia is not a country that can be underestimated, reiterating Ankara’s balanced policy towards both Moscow and Kiev.
Serbia and Kosovo agreed on a new border policy under an EU-facilitated dialogue process on Saturday,
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in his visit to Sarajevo reiterates Türkiye's strong support for Bosnia Herzegovina and its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Serbian Deputy Foreign Minister Nemanja Starovic says President Aleksandar Vucic and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "represent the most important and significant statesmen of the Balkan peninsula."
Some 6.5 million voters are choosing the president, a new parliament and local authorities in the capital, Belgrade, and over a dozen other towns and municipalities.
Slovenia will encourage dialogue between the EU and Turkey during its mandate as president of the Council of the European Union, the country's Foreign Minister Anze Logar says after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart.
Activists hope the outpouring will leave lasting change in a region where patriarchal attitudes dominate and where previous #MeToo movements against sexual violence and harassment have been limited in scale.
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