Coordinator of the Department for International Cooperation of Syriza Panos Trigazis said that Greece maintains its position that Kosovo's independence should not be recognized in full.

"At this moment I cannot talk on behalf of the government, but only in the name of Syriza. However, I can confirm that Greece and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras continue to hold the attitude of previous governments that Kosovo's independence should not be recognized fully," said Trigazis for Kurir.

According to him, the bilateral relations between Athens and Pristina, "at a certain level already exist" and that priority of Syriza is the fight for peace and stability in the region.

Trigazis recognized that official Athens "suffered the pressures of the EU" in other areas, but not in relation to foreign policy.

Trigazis recalled that the planned visit of the Greek Prime Minister to Belgrade in September as part of his Balkan tour, with the aim of "cooperation within the whole of the Balkans, for the sake of development of the region".