The Security Council is set to hold closed-door talks on the issue, with most Western powers backing the Albanian-dominated region's drive for independence. Serbia has objected to the region's sovereignty, and offered Kosovo broad autonomy. A round of internationally mediated talks earlier this month failed to bring a compromise.
Vuc Jeremic predicted a heated debate at the Council, and said a joint statement was unlikely. However, he said the Security Council would eventually realize the need for further talks.
Russia, a veto-wielding permanent Security Council member and Serbia's traditional ally, remains opposed to sovereignty for Kosovo, saying it could set a precedent for other breakaway provinces.
Kosovo has rejected Belgrade's autonomy proposals and pledged to proclaim independence unilaterally early next year. The province has been a UN protectorate since NATO's 1999 bombing campaign that ended a conflict between Serb forces and ethnic Albanian separatists.
Speaking to reporters in The Hague on Tuesday, the Dutch foreign minister urged to dispatch a European police force to the Balkan region to deter new bloodshed.
Maxime Verhagen said the move did not require a new UN resolution as it fell under the existing resolution 1244 on Kosovo.
