Serbian President Boris Tadic stated in Novi Sad on March 14 that Serbia will take part in all regional forums where Kosovo's presence is treated in line with the U.N. Resolution 1244, which also works for the regional forum in Kranj.

"Those principles are more than clear, and not subject to change. Serbia will not participate in any regional forum that has

no respect for U.N. principles, which includes respect of Resolution 1244," Tadic told the press after meeting with Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom.

Serbia wants Albanian representatives and all Kosovo institutions to participate in regional forums, and it has no strategic aim to block cooperation and communication, but wants Kosovo's regional participation to be executed in a way that does not question Serbia's integrity.

"A regional forum cannot represent an implicit recognition of Kosovo's independence, because Serbia will neither implicitly nor explicitly recognize Kosovo's independence, either by its decisions or with its participation in regional forums and meetings," Tadic said.

He added that, if those principles are respected in Brdo near Kranj, Serbia will take part in the regional forum, which was also discussed at the recent meeting with Croatian and Slovenian officials.