Alternate Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis expressed guarded optimism over the success of the latest peace initiative for
Kosovo.

BRUSSELS, 22/5/1999 Finally, Alternate Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis expressed guarded optimism over the success of the latest peace initiative for Kosovo.  Mr. Kranidiotis was in the Belgian capital to participate in the European Union development council, which discussed issues related to humanitarian aid and development possibilities in the Balkans.
He underlined the need for every effort of the international community to be "legitimised" by the United Nations, expressing a hope that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic agrees in principle with the proposed plans.
During the meeting, he also noted Greece's humanitarian activities within the framework of a tripartite cooperation with Russia and Switzerland, Athens' aid to Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as well as the use the Thessalonik i's facilities to transport refugees to other countries.