The Foreign ministers of Greece, Serbia, and Cyprus held their first trilateral meeting in Belgrade on Monday, affirming their commitment to collaboration in the Balkans and the Mediterranean region.
During a press conference, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Dendias thanked his Serbian counterpart Nicola Selakovic for welcoming the Greece-Albania initiative to resolve the two countries’ maritime zones issue in the framework of International Law, adding that the East Mediterranean must become a sea of collaboration, not a sea to practice the outdated policy of warships. “We build our friendships on the framework of International Law,” he noted.
The issue of Serbia’s accession to the EU was also discussed, and Greece firmly supported its membership, Dendias said, while he noted on the issue of Kosovo that talks between Belgrade and Pristina should continue in the framework of the process under the EU aegis.
The minister then referred to potential cooperation with Serbia on energy and transportation.
Greece supports the natural gas interconnection of Serbia with Bulgaria, which will eventually be connected to the Greece-Bulgaria pipeline and later to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), noted Dendias.
Greece also attaches great significance to the Pan-European Transport Corridor X (10), which will connect Thessaloniki with Salzburg, via North Macedonia and Serbia. The route from Piraeus and Thessaloniki to the north will provide faster transportation and economic benefits, he pointed out.
The next meeting of the three foreign ministers will reportedly take place in Thessaloniki.
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