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Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias during his meeting with his Bosnia-Herzegovina counterpart, Dr. Bisera Turkovic, in Sarajevo. (Photo by Eurokinissi) 1/29/2021 Athens News Agency
ATHENS Greece steadfastly supports the European course of the Western Balkans, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday after his meeting with his Bosnia-Herzegovina counterpart, Dr. Bisera Turkovic, in Sarajevo. In a few years, we could envisage a Union in which at least a quarter of its members are the Balkan countries. This would have been inconceivable 30 years ago, he said. Our commitment is long-term. It is reflected in the Thessaloniki Agenda that was approved in 2003. We remain fully committed to this process because we believe that it is the only path toward peace, stability and prosperity in the region and in the EU as a whole, Dendias added.