(ANSA) - PRISTINA, 16 FEB - Italy's president Sergio Mattarella underlined the country's full support for Kosovo's European integration process and the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade under the aegis of the EU. In a greetings message to the interim Kosovar president Vjosa Osmani on the anniversary of Kosovo's independence, Mattarella said that "Italy is alongside Kosovo in the path of reforms and institutional consolidation. We consider Pristina's integration into the European institutions a step of primary importance to complete the common European home's construction. With the same strong conviction, we continue to support the EU-mediated dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade." President Mattarella, whose message was disseminated by the Italian Embassy in Pristina, underlined at the same time the "high intensity of the political dialogue and bilateral cooperation between Italy and Kosovo, which in the last year has recorded significant growth even in the context of the challenges posed by the pandemic." Kosovo proclaimed its independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. (ANSA).