Outgoing prime minister to hand over office to new prime minister

Belgrade, March 2, 2004 - After a new government is formed, outgoing Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic will hand over office to the new prime minister. The ceremony will tale place at the main government building, 11 Nemanjina St.

Earlier on Tuesday, the prime minister designate, Vojislav Kostunica, delivered his keynote address to the Serbian parliament and presented the makeup of his cabinet.

The parliament decided that a debate on the prime minister designate's keynote address should be extended to ten hours, from the original five hours.

Tuesday's session of the parliament ended at 18:00 and will be continued on Wednesday at 10:00.

The meeting between Zivkovic and Kostunica will be open to media.