President on three-day visit to Greece

Serbian President Boris Tadic today started his three-day official visit to Greece, during which he met with Greek President Karolos Papoulias. President on three-day visit to Greece The Greek president pointed out that Athens will continue to offer strong support to Serbia's EU perspectives. Serbia should become a member of the European family in the shortest possible term since that is the country's rightful place, Papoulias stated. Papoulias underlined that regarding the future status of Kosovo and Metohija, Greece will continue to support the search for a solution based on international law and Serbia's territorial integrity. “I would like to stress that Serbia is Greece's strategic partner and one of the privileged collaborators having a stabilizing role, which contributes to the development of the whole region,” Papoulias stated. Tadic said that Serbia will continue to implement a peace-keeping policy in the Balkans, and thus manifest its support to peace and the European future of the whole region. "However, there is no condition under which Serbia would recognize the independence of Kosovo and we are ready to resume talks on a compromised and mutually acceptable solution for the future status of Kosovo and Metohija after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague passes its ruling," Tadic said. Tadic and Papoulias discussed the economic crisis that has hit Greece, and Tadic expressed Serbia's solidarity to the Greek people. adic was scheduled to meet today with Greek Parliament Speaker Filippos Petsalnikos and Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, and is also planned to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On the second day of his visit, Tadic will meet in Athens with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Greek businessmen at the Greek-Serbian Business Council session. On Thursday, the last day of his visit, Tadic is scheduled to meet with Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Venizelos in Thessaloniki, where they will lay a wreath at the Serb Military Cemetery in that town. The Serbian president will also meet with Thessaloniki Mayor Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, and will open a Greek-Serbian Business Forum, his press service said in a stateme Boris Tadic (Tanjug, file)

President on three-day visit to Greece

The Greek president pointed out that Athens will continue to offer strong support to Serbia's EU perspectives.

Serbia should become a member of the European family in the shortest possible term since that is the country's rightful place, Papoulias stated.

Papoulias underlined that regarding the future status of Kosovo and Metohija, Greece will continue to support the search for a solution based on international law and Serbia's territorial integrity.

“I would like to stress that Serbia is Greece's strategic partner and one of the privileged collaborators having a stabilizing role, which contributes to the development of the whole region,” Papoulias stated.

Tadić said that Serbia will continue to implement a peace-keeping policy in the Balkans, and thus manifest its support to peace and the European future of the whole region.

"However, there is no condition under which Serbia would recognize the independence of Kosovo and we are ready to resume talks on a compromised and mutually acceptable solution for the future status of Kosovo and Metohija after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague passes its ruling," Tadić said.

Tadić and Papoulias discussed the economic crisis that has hit Greece, and Tadić expressed Serbia's solidarity to the Greek people.

adić was scheduled to meet today with Greek Parliament Speaker Filippos Petsalnikos and Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, and is also planned to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

On the second day of his visit, Tadić will meet in Athens with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Greek businessmen at the Greek-Serbian Business Council session.

On Thursday, the last day of his visit, Tadić is scheduled to meet with Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Venizelos in Thessaloniki, where they will lay a wreath at the Serb Military Cemetery in that town.

The Serbian president will also meet with Thessaloniki Mayor Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, and will open a Greek-Serbian Business Forum, his press service said in a stateme