On March 8, Foreign Affairs Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos met with his Kosovo counterpart Enver E. Hoxhaj on the occasion of the establishment of a Kosovo Commercial Affairs Office in Athens. Following their meeting, Avramopoulos said while Greece’s stance on the Kosovo status remains unchanged, the foundation of a commercial office "sends a clear message that development is a key tool and catalyst, for peace, a tool that [Greece is] determined to use."

The country’s goal is to create a space of security, stability and development in the wider Southeast European region and for this reason economic cooperation and peaceful resolution of differences through diplomacy are deemed as a sine qua non. He also noted that Kosovo needs to fulfill the criteria and carry out all the reforms included in the EU Stabilization and Association Agreement evaluation framework.

GNA: Balkan Politics: With a view to Europe & The Kosovo Affair