President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic and Greek Prime Minister Kyroys Mitsotakis agreed in New York that two nations had a sincere friendship and discussed bilateral relations, the situation in the region and Belgrade’s road to the European Union, the Beta news agency reported on Tuesday.

Vucic asked Mitsotakis not to change the Greek stand towards Kosovo independence, a statement from the President’s office said.

The statement quoted Mitsotakis as saying Greece supported the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on the normalisation of relations and that Athens would not recognise Kosovo’s independence.

The two will attend the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, which will mostly deal with climate changes.