Tadic: Serbia will never recognize Kosovo, under any circumstances

He said that Belgrade expects new talks, and remains committed to the policy of peace.

"Regardless of the stance of the interim institutions in Kosovo, for Serbia this issue is not resolved, because Kosovo has failed to establish the standards of human rights, citizens' interests, rule of law and freedom of movement that apply in legitimate states," Tadic said.

"We expect negotiations after the ICJ renders an advisory opinion, and we remain committed to the policy of peace. We want to sit with ethnic Albanians at the negotiating table and find a compromise solution, which entails Serbia in Kosovo and not only the interests of ethnic Albanians," the president said.

He reiterated that Serbia will "never, under any circumstances whatsoever", recognize Kosovo, pointing out that the country "has no intention of managing the lives of Kosovo Albanians".

Tadic stressed that Serbia "wants to be a part of the solution rather than the problem in Kosovo", and that Belgrade will continue to assist the region in joining the EU, but only as an integral part of Serbia.

Meanwhile, Wolfgang Ischinger, former EU envoy for Kosovo's status, said on Monday that Serbia's membership in the EU will be conditioned on resolving its disagreements with Kosovo.