Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic said Thursday that no one was asking Serbia to recognize Kosovo's self-proclaimed independence in order to join the EU and the Serbian government would never do so.

Answering questions on Serbia's policy on Kosovo from Serbian Radical Party (SRS) MPs, Bogdanovic pointed out the Serbian government had no intention of recognizing the self-proclaimed independence of the province in any way, and he did not see the talks between Belgrade and Pristina as confirmation of independence.

"Everybody understands the government has one policy, which is based on the Constitution and parliamentary resolutions from 2007 and 2008. Do we want to recognize Kosovo - no," the minister stressed.

Bogdanovic pointed out the only purpose of the talks between Belgrade and Pristina was to ensure a better life for all people in Kosovo, Serbs first of all. "For this reason, the government does not consider these talks a confirmation of independence. On the contrary, we believe this is in the interest of Serbs in the province, and therefore of the Republic of Serbia," Bogdanovic said, adding he sees no solution for the everyday problems faced by Serbs other than dialogue.

The minister said Serbia did not consider Kosovo's status a done deal and expected the crucial issue would be discussed in the talks after the technical section was completed.

The SRS had called for a Q & A session in the parliament, at which government officials answered questions on Kosovo, cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and military alliances.

The party claim Belgrade has in effect recognized Kosovo's independence by entering a dialogue with Pristina, which they believe to be in violation of the Serbian Constitution.