TIRANA, March 29 – Greece’s position on Kosovo remains “steady and unchanged,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said as she concluded a two-day visit to Serbia on Tuesday, according to ekathimerini.com on Tuesday.
Greece is one of the five EU countries (Cyprus, Romania, Spain, and Slovakia) that do not recognize Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence.
“There is always pressure at the diplomatic level, but this has not affected our position, we have consistency in politics,” Sakellaropoulou said after her meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
Sakallaropoulou welcomed the recent agreement between Belgrade and Pristina on implementing a European Union-backed deal to normalize ties, saying that “the sincere willingness to find a solution will help promote their European [membership] ambitions.”
She also emphasised that Greece welcomes the Annex to implement the agreement towards normalisation between Kosovo and Serbia, which was reached in Ohrid on 18 March, with the mediation of the European Union.
“Greece is ready to support Belgrade and Pristina in the implementation of the agreement,” she added.
Her comments come days after Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited Belgrade with a similar message.
Her comments were welcomed by her Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, who expressed his country’s support for “the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic in land, sea and air.” /Argumentum.al
