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Mutual support of Serbia, Greece in preserving territorial integrity

Belgrade/Athens, 8 November 2022

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Dendias confirmed today in Athens their mutual support for preserving the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the two countries.

Dacic said yes at the joint press conference that Serbs consider Greece a part of their common past and their being, and added that two of our three sanctuaries are in the territory of Greece – Hilandar and Corfu, i.e., the Blue Tomb where tens of thousands of our soldiers found eternal peace.

Our sanctuaries are also the monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija, which are all from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries, Dacic said adding that Greece can count on Serbia's support in terms of territorial integrity and sovereignty, because our country considers it to be a universal principle.

In this regard, as he added, we stress the importance of international law, the resolutions of the UN Security Council, the Convention on the Sea in the Greek case, and in our case Resolution 1244.

Dacic conveyed Serbia's expectation and hope that Greece will not change its position regarding the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country.

He pointed out that Belgrade stands for dialogue, for a political solution to the problem, but not for dialogue that is not the result of an agreement, stressing that any recognition of "Kosovo" or admission to international organisations represents a violation of Serbia's territorial integrity and, therefore, of international law.

The First Deputy Prime Minister stated that he conveyed to the Greek officials with whom he spoke today that Serbia adheres to the Brussels Agreement and wants it to lead to a political solution, but does not accept that the solution has already been made.

Dendias pointed out that Greece is committed to achieving a compromise solution in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, in accordance with international law and respect for the resolutions of the UN Security Council.

According to him, every decision must be made within the framework of a joint dialogue and it is necessary to avoid tensions.