Serbia on Monday insisted that it will not recognize the independence of Kosovo, dpa reported.
"For us the question of Kosovo is not resolved until it becomes Serbia," Prime Minister Ivica Dacic told reporters in Belgrade.
He dismissed as "nonsense" speculation that the European Union had set recognition of Kosovo as independent as a pre-conditioned for Serbia's progress toward membership of the bloc.
He said EU had asked for "a relaxation, as much as possible, of relations between Belgrade and Pristina."