"This is how issues of this kind are dealt with in democratic countries," Kostunica said, adding that Belgrade's main request was that Kosovo Serbs be able to enjoy the most fundamental human rights and freedoms, the right to life and freedom without fear.
The basis for negotiations will be described in a government plan for Kosovo, which will be made known in a few days and which will also be discussed by the Serbian parliament, Kostunica said.
A number of international documents will play the key role in defining Kosovo's status, including numerous resolutions and the Charter of the United Nations, which read that countries' territorial integrity must be respected, Kostunica said.
He dismissed reports that Serbia and Montenegro's EU entry would be made conditional on Kosovo's independence, as well as reports that failure to grant Kosovo independence could lead to mass violence and frustrations of the province's majority Albanian population.
Kostunica also said that the only objective report about Kosovo was presented by the UN Secretary-General's special envoy, Kai Eide. Commenting on the difficult reality in Kosovo, Kostunica said that the international community too was responsible for it.