Greece reiterates support for dialogue between Serbia, Kosovo
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Greece’s foreign minister has reaffirmed Athens’ support for dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo for the normalization of relations.
Nikos Dendias made the remarks during a joint press conference with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in the capital Belgrade on Monday.
Dendias said that all existing agreements have to be implemented fully.
Brussels has been working to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo with the aim of easing tensions and resolving bilateral issues, which are a requirement for full-fledged membership in the European Union.
Dacic said the Czech Republic, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, will not put Kosovo’s EU membership request on the agenda but will only inform the member states that it has received the request.
Kosovo, predominantly inhabited by Albanians, broke away from Serbia in 1999 and declared independence in 2008. It aspires for EU membership and aims to gain a visa-free regime for the EU zone.
But Serbia has not recognized Kosovo’s independence and sees its former province as its territory.
Kosovo is also not a member of NATO or the United Nations.
Spain, Slovakia, Cyprus, Romania and Greece are the EU member countries that do not recognize the independence of Kosovo.
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