Kranidiotis reveals Greek-Czech initiative on Kosovo

Athens 14/05/1999 (ANA)
Alternate Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis said yesterday that he had received support from Slovenia and Italy for a joint Greek-Czech initiative on Kosovo.  Mr. Kranidiotis and Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan announced the initiative to assist a political settlement of the Kosovo issue through diplomacy in Bremen on May 11.  The proposal supports and complements the German EU presidency proposal for a stability pact for the Balkans and the outline of a political settlement set out by the G8 group of countries.
The Greek-Czech proposal is a contribution to the efforts to resolve the problem of Kosovo, under the aegis of the UN and in the framework of the future reconstruction of the region.  The proposal will be submitted to the European Union General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Monday, to NATO, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the UN and to the G8.
Mr. Kranidiotis told reporters that Greece was being very active on the diplomatic front and believed that this presence had, to a degree, been productive.