Greece backs Serbia’s EU accession

Greek Ambassador to Belgrade Dimosthenis Stoidis voiced expectation Thursday that Serbia will become an EU candidate country in December.

The ambassador underlined that Greece fully backed Serbia’s EU integration.

“The efforts will be invested in setting a date for commencement of Serbia’s accession talks,” he told a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel.

Stoidis underlined that the economic and overall bilateral relations between Serbia and Greece were fruitful, which was confirmed during the recent visit of Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis to Serbia.