A Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs state secretary says he expects the new U.S. administration to have "a different stance" on Kosovo's admission to UNESCO.

"I believe that with the new (U.S.) administration the situation will be different, that there will no longer be such aggressive pressure, as was probably on the agenda of the previous administration," Veljko Odalovic told the Serbian state broadcaster RTS.

According to the Beta agency, he added that the outgoing U.S. administration was the promoter of Kosovo's UNESCO membership.

Pristina's first bid to join this organization, opposed by Belgrade, failed last fall.

Serbia's fight against Kosovo's admission continues, and the country awaits any new such attempts prepared, Odalovic said. The same applies to Pristina's bids to join some other international organizations, such as Interpol, he noted.

"Discussions will continue with all member-states, as well as the fight in all institutions," this official said.

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