Greece's “Abstinance in KiE, first step towards the recognition of Kosovo”

Recognition of political developments in the Western Balkans, Alon Ben Meir, has said Greece's abstention of the Council of Europe (KiE), could be the first step towards recognising Kosovo's independence from this state. Ben Meir says the prime minister must do everything possible to co-operate with the Greek state [...]
Ben Meir says the prime minister must do everything possible to co-operate with the Greek state at every level and with the other four EU member states that have not yet recognised Kosovo, which would help facilitate the country's final recognition.
The “Kurti must do everything it can to co-operate at every level with Greece, as well as with the other four EU member states that have not yet recognised Kosovo, which would help facilitate the final recognition of this country”, he has written.
He says Greece's support for Kosovo's membership in Kie is certainly an important step towards the eventual recognition of Kosovo's independence.
Greece's “support for Kosovo membership in Kie is certainly an important step towards the eventual recognition of Kosovo's independence. However, when that can happen, the American expert wrote to be seen”.
On Monday 24 April, Kosovo's application for membership in the KiE went to the second phase.
In the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, the country secured 33 votes out of 46 as many as voted.












