BELGRADE, Serbia, April 19, SPA -- Russia's foreign minister reiterated his country's opposition to a U.S.-backed plan granting independence to the breakaway province of Kosovo, and warned Thursday that imposing the solution is «absolutely unacceptable.» «We are very interested in the stability of the Balkansand Serbia,» Sergei Lavrov said after talks with SerbianPresident Boris Tadic. «Any solution for Kosovo must be acceptable to bothBelgrade and (Kosovo's capital) Pristina,» Lavrov said.«Any unilateral imposing of the solution is absolutelyunacceptable.» The stability of the region «can be jeopardized byattempts of unilateral recognition of the independence ofKosovo,» Lavrov said, reacting to suggestions by U.S. officials that they may recognize Kosovo even withoutconsent by the U.N. Security Council, the Associated Press reported. Lavrov's meetings in Belgrade are being held before acrucial session of the Security Council _ expected nextmonth _ which will consider the independence plan prepared by U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari. The plan envisages granting internationally supervisedindependence to Kosovo, which would remain under EU and U.S. supervision.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/442442