The overall security situation in Kosovo is very serious - Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said in Belgrade on Friday.

Stefanovic told this to Assistant UN Secretary-General Alexander Zuev, and reiterated Serbia's position on the need for UNMIK's continued presence on the ground.

Outgoing Kosovo Deputy Interior Minister, Milan Radojevic met yesterday with Assistant UN Secretary General, Alexander Zuev from the Russian Federation, Serbian media reported.

Radojevic informed Zuev about security challenges in Kosovo in particular those affecting the Serb community, starting from usurped properties, attacks against returnees to problems in obtaining Kosovo documents and physical security.