Calls for the recognition of Kosovo by four Greek authors were published in the Greek daily “Ta NEA” in this weekend’s edition.

One of the authors, whose article is also published in this newspaper, is Ioannis Armakolas, senior contributor, researcher and director of the Southeast Europe program at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy.

He called on Greece to recognize Kosovo’s independence.

In his call, Armakolas wrote that Greek diplomacy is haunted by syndromes that weaken its international role.

“The non-recognition of the newly formed state is a consequence of our wrong policy and failed during the Yugoslav wars. Our policy on the Kosovo issue keeps us stuck in the diplomatic dilemmas of the past, while at the same time weakening our regional role. “It also contributes, at least indirectly, to keeping the region in geopolitical uncertainty, due to not anchoring in Western institutions,” he wrote.

Therefore, according to him, the arguments of those who refuse to recognize Kosovo are phobic and show a misunderstanding of the contemporary Balkan reality.

He also mentioned the reaction of Serbia, if Greece would recognize the citizenship of Kosovo.

According to him, in the past Belgrade relied heavily on Athens, even when Serbia chose reckless policies that went against the national interest of Greece. At the same time, he said that Serbia is systematically cultivating close cooperation with the Erdogan regime, which, according to him, without success so far, is trying to become an international “patron” of Kosovo’s independence.

Greece is one of the five non-recognizing states of Kosovo.