In response to reporters' questions about such scenarios, the president of Kosovo said at the press conference after the talks with her host, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, that there would be no division of either Kosovo or Serbia and that they would not exchange territories.

She called on Kosovo Serbs to renounce "illegal groups operating on Kosovo's territory", who she said caused havoc and worked against Kosovo and the international community.

Jahjaga recalled that Kosovo was an internationally recognised country with its borders and that it enjoyed the strong backing of the United States and the European Union.

"We extend the hand of cooperation to everybody in the region. We have no territorial claims and we expect the same from our neighbours. We want to develop good relations and mutual respect with Serbia," she said.

According to her, the future of the region lies in the integration with Euro-Atlantic institutions, and this can be achieved "provided that we all cooperate".

As for the election of Tomislav Nikolic as Serbia's new president, Jahjaga said that "the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue exists and in the future it will depend on all its protagonists."

Josipovic said that Kosovo and Croatia had developed "very good and excellent relations", emphasising Croatia's support for Kosovo's Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

"We want to continue building our relations in the framework of peace in the region and the European prospects of the entire region," he said.

Asked whether Jahjaga's visit to Croatia would affect Croatia's relations with Serbia, Josipovic answered that "Croatia recognised Kosovo and no one should wonder why we are meeting," underlining that their talks in Zagreb had primarily revolved around bilateral relations.

Jahjaga said that the Kosovo-Croatia relations "are the best example of what relations should look like in the region".

The two presidents also considered the bilateral economic cooperation.

"Our trade is EUR 65 million and should be raised to a higher level," Josipovic said, with Jahjaga calling on Croatian companies to participate in the construction of a motorway from the Kosovo capital Pristina to Durres, Albania's second largest city, situated on the Adriatic coast.

Jahjaga, who on Tuesday toured Istria, is scheduled to hold talks with other Croatian senior officials, including Parliament Speaker Boris Sprem and Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic.

Jahjaga is accompanied by Kosovo Justice Minister Hajredin Kuci, European Integration Minister Vlora Citaku and Economy Minister Besim Bequaj, who will hold talks with their Croatian counterparts.