It has been confirmed in a telephone conversation between the Serbian PM and the NATO chief that the military alliance opposes the formation of a Kosovo army.

Serbia's state broadcaster RTS reported this late on Wednesday.

Jens Stoltenberg also told Aleksandar Vucic that NATO had officially warned Pristina that the organization is opposed to the formation of an army in Kosovo, something announced in recent days by Kosovo President Hashim Thaci.

Vucic thanked Stoltenberg "for such a reaction" and said that "Serbia will do everything to preserve peace and stability," RTS learned.

"When I finished talking with Stoltenberg, I almost cried tears of joy. We have worked to change the image of Serbia, we would succeed a little, and today I experienced Stoltenberg saying to me - 'thank you Aleksandar for preserving peace and stability, thanks for the patience'," Vucic, who is a candidate in the April 2 presidential elections, told a campaign rally in Jagodina the same evening.

Vucic said this was "a victory of Serbia after many years."

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