Greece has introduced an initiative to "bring Belgrade and Priština back to dialog", Greek Ambassador to Serbia Demosthenes Stoides said.

He said that acting Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas would be visiting Belgrade and Priština next week. That trip was announced after the EU Council of Ministers meeting was held in Brussels on Monday.

Stoides told B92 that Droutsas would try and reestablish talks between Belgrade and Priština and said that Greece will not be changing its stance on Kosovo, despite claims from Kosovo's Albanians that Athens would soon recognize Kosovo.

Greece is one of the five out of EU's 27 member-states that have not recognized the unilateral proclamation of independence, which Serbia rejects as an illegal act of secession.

“This would be a unique chance (for Droutsas) to discuss with the Serbian government and his counterpart Vuk Jeremić all of the necessary details related to the continuation of talks and consultation with the European Union and the future steps of Serbia in the debate before the UN General Assembly,” Stoides said.

“We support all efforts that will lead to a compromise, and we are ready to take the initiative and consult with out European partners and interested parties, in order to find a solution that will lead to stability and progress in the region,” he said.

“This would be in the best interest of Greece as well. In a practical sense, I can say that Greece supports the efforts of the partners that want to see Serbia's application for (EU) candidacy sent to the European Commission for evaluation,” Stoides said.