Serbia's President Vucic breaks off US visit because of illness

Serbia's President Vucic breaks off US visit because of illness

The Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic abruptly broken off his visit to the United States and returned to Serbia after suddenly complaining about chest pain that was apparently caused by high blood pressure. This was shared by doctors on Saturday.

sudden illness during a meeting

vucic, 55 years old, suffered health problems on Friday during a meeting in the USA and decided to fly home against the Council of American doctors. The cardiologist Dragan Dincic by Belgrad's military hospital, where Vucic was treated on arrival, said that the president had received additional therapy after the incident and is now in a "stable and satisfactory state". Dincic added that the president was not admitted to the hospital, but "cannot be expected to resume his regular activities for several days.

Visit to Rudy Giuliani

Before his sudden health incident, Vucic was in Miami, Florida, where he met with the former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani. The Serbian President also expressed the desire to arrange a meeting with the American President Donald Trump.

international reactions and future plans

Richard Grenell, the US presidential representative for special missions, was optimistic and expressed his hope for a quick recovery of Vucic. "It's a shame that I missed her, but I hope everything is fine," wrote Grenell on X.

political challenges in Serbia

VUCIC, who is considered a populist guide, has announced that it would travel to Russia this month to take part in a victory parade in Moscow, despite warnings by EU representatives that Serbia's efforts to join the European Union could harm. The Serbian president has also refused to join the western sanctions against Russia because of its invasion in Ukraine. He is also under pressure at home after there have been anti -corruption protests that have been ongoing in the past six months, which were triggered by the collapse of a roof at a train station in the north of the country, in which 16 people were killed.