A compromise between Serbia and Kosovo where the majority ethnic Albanians demand independence was sought, Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic said after a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic on Tuesday.

Gasparovic, whose country is elected member of UN Security Council now, said he understood Belgrade's disagreement with a possible independence of Kosovo, according to the report from Bratislava, Slovakia.

"No country can either be stripped or get rid of sovereignty," Gasparovic said, adding that "from this point of view we understand Serbia and its position."

Kosovo's future status is being discussed by the UN Security Council.

The plan of U.S. commissioner Marti Ahtisaari proposed self- determination for Kosovo Albanians, but under international supervision.

EU countries and the U.S. support Ahtisaari's plan, but Slovak diplomacy has taken a reserved stand.

Tadic said that independent Kosovo would be a dangerous precedent and this solution would be especially dangerous if Kosovo's independence were recognized unilaterally by the U.S., without the UN Security Council's decision.

According to Gasparovic, no solution acceptable to both Belgrade and Pristina exists at present, but still some should be found.

Source: Xinhua