President Boris Tadic said on Nov. 8 that an opinion on Serbs voting in the elections in Kosovo would be adopted after the Serbian government had made its decision.

"The government will form its stance and then I will announce it," said Tadic in response to a journalist's question in Belgrade after an official ceremony marking the first working day of the new community police force in Serbia.

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Nov. 8 in Belgrade that the right conditions for Serbs to go to the polls in Kosovo had not been created.

"The government will adopt an official opinion on this on Nov. 11. Personally, I think that the conditions for Serbs to go to the polls have not been achieved," said Jeremic at a press conference after meeting with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.

Jeremic added, however, that he did not want to prejudice the decision on Serbs participating in the Kosovo elections scheduled for Dec. 12.

The foreign minister also said that talks between Belgrade and Pristina, which should help to reduce tensions in Kosovo, were expected to begin soon.