Serbia reiterated its opposition to Kosovo's independence on Tuesday.

In a United Nations Security Council briefing, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said his government would never recognise the Pristina authorities' attempt to unilaterally secede from Serbia.

"Recognizing the unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence from Serbia legitimizes the doctrine of imposing solutions to ethnic conflicts. It legitimizes the act of unilateral secession by a provincial or other non-state actor. It transforms the right to self-determination into an avowed right to independence."

He called upon the countries that have recognized Kosovo's independence to reconsider, and those that have not to stay the course, to keep the international system from being fundamentally undermined.

The countries that recognized Kosovo's independence include the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Switzerland.