Greece will not recognize Kosovo and the attitude will continue to remain the same.
This is what senior officials from Athens have declared for the Polish Euractiv television, after the statement made by Prime Minister Albin Kurti that Greece is close to recognizing Kosovo.
They have stated that Greece's position remains unchanged, despite the fact that many of Athens' positions have been read as a green light from Kosovo.
According to Prime Minister Kurti, the existence of a liaison office accredited by UNMIC in Pristina and the office for Economic and Trade Affairs in Athens are positive signals.
The Greek state also recognizes passports issued by Kosovo and for a long time has been seen as one of the most unstable of the 5 such states that do not recognize Kosovo.
The visits of the high officials of Athens have also not been absent in Pristina.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikos Dendias, visited Kosovo for the sixth time in March of this year, where he met with President Vjosa Osmani.
However, in parallel with these developments, the statements of Greek officials that nothing will change in this matter have not been missing.
Declarations reinforced again at the end of August by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Athens. After that meeting, Vučić declared that there will be no change in Greece's official position regarding the non-recognition of Kosovo.