BELGRADE, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Deputy UN envoy for Kosovo's future status talks Albert Rohan responded negatively when asked if northern Kosovo should get some kind of autonomy, the official Tanjug news agency reported on Wednesday.

    Northern Kosovo, mainly populated by ethnic Serb minority, was not expected to get any kind of autonomy, as the Serbian province is on the course of defining its future status, Rohan said in Kosovo.

    "We clarified some things, the mayors set out their positions on the future of Kosovo, notably on decentralization," Rohan said, referring to his meeting at Zvecan town with mayors from northern Kosovo.

    Legally still part of Serbia, Kosovo has been run by the United Nations since 1999. The big question hanging over Kosovo is whether or not the province should be allowed to become independent. Belgrade and Kosovo's Serbs have been strongly opposed to any form of independence demanded by the ethnic Albanian majority.

    Under the auspices of UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari, the first two rounds of final status talks have been held in Vienna this year between Serbia and Kosovo. The third round is due to be held in Vienna on April 3.

    Serbian President Boris Tadic has proposed setting up a Serb entity in Kosovo, but the proposal has been rejected by Kosovo authorities and Western powers. Enditem