Top Serbian leaders warned on Saturday that the growing incidents against ethnic Serbs in Kosovo would have serious consequences on Kosovo's future status talks.

Kosovo Albanian majorities are increasing their pressure against the Serb community by resorting to "explosions, shootings and stoning of houses", said Serbian President Boris Tadic in a statement.

Tadic said that the incidents were highly disturbing for the Serbs in the province.

He appealed to international forces in Kosovo to be more cautious and provide security for all citizens of the Serbian breakaway province, under UN administration since mid-1999.

Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica called on UN envoy on Kosovo status talks, Martti Ahtisaari, to comment on the upsurge of violence against the Serbs in Kosovo.

"We must put an end to this violence against Serbs once and for all, and this is the first obligation that the international community must fulfill," said Kostunica in a written statement.

In late November, Ahtisaari has launched the process to define the future status for Kosovo by shuttling among Balkan countries.

Direct talks between Belgrade and Pristina are expected early next year.

Despite the growing number of incidents in Kosovo over the past days, the UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) spokesman Remi Durlo said that the general situation in Kosovo is stable despite incidents and that UNMIK is not surprised with the latest attacks against Serbs.

He told the national Tanjug news agency that the most important thing is that none of the incidents had escalated into violence.

Source: Xinhua