Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić says Croat President Stjepan Mesić’s “honorary citizen of Pristina” accolade represents interference in Serbia’s internal affairs. DaÄić, who is also first deputy PM, told a news conference in Belgrade on Wednesday that this represents a move of the departing Croatian president who does not behave in conformity with Serbia’s strong wish to establish friendly relations in the region.
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Mesić disagrees with “Serbian objections”
December 13th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said that Serbia’s objections regarding Croatia’s recognition of Kosovo are not justified. According to Mesić, “Croatia has recognized the new reality†of the situation.
Mesić: RS problem in relations with Serbia
December 6th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said that the question of the Republic of Srpska (RS) is another factor affecting relations with Serbia negatively. He accused RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik once again of wanting to breakup Bosnia-Herzegovina.
“Croatia won’t block Serbian integration”
November 30th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that once Croatia joins the European Union, it will support the entrance of Serbia as well. “Croatia will not block the European path of any regional country in any way, because it honestly believes that the inclusion of the entire region in the EU is in its strategic interest,” Mesić told Belgrade daily Blic.
Mesić says crime in Vukovar “planned”
November 19th, 2009 |
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The crime in the town of Vukovar in 1991 was premeditated, just like in Srebrenica, Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said yesterday. Croatia is marking Nov. 18 as Vukovar Victims Remembrance Day.
Mesić says crime in Vukovar “planned”
November 19th, 2009 |
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The crime in the town of Vukovar in 1991 was premeditated, just like in Srebrenica, Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said yesterday. Croatia is marking Nov. 18 as Vukovar Victims Remembrance Day.
Croatian president advises B. Serbs
November 5th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that Serbian authorities should send a message to Serbs in Bosnia their homeland is Bosnia, and Sarajevo their capital. “Bosnia-Herzegovina must stay united, for the sake of our region and Europe and that’s why nobody stands a chance in an attempt to separate a part of it. That is just an illusion that’s creating insecurities in the country and it’s taking it farther from European integrations,†Mesić told Belgrade daily Danas.
Croatia sends protest to Switzerland, Mesić wonders why
October 5th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić is not happy about his country sending a note of protest to Switzerland. The note concerns Switzerland’s ban on entry of pro-Ustasha singer Marko Petković, aka Thompson.
Croatia: Church, president in war of words
August 13th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says the Catholic Church in that country enjoys a privileged position. He reminded that the Church receives EUR 37mn annually from the state budget, “builds monumental edifices, and then proceeds to rent the property”.
Mesić: Croatia won’t sacrifice territory for EU
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that Croatia is not so generous that it would simply gift Slovenia a part of its territory as a price for joining the EU. He said that however much Croatia wanted to join the EU, there was a price that Croatia could not pay—namely, ignoring the principles of international law.
Croats should “distinguish anti-fascism from communismâ€
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says he is not defending communism, but looking to stress anti-fascism, without which modern Croatia would not exist. Fliers have appeared in several churches in Munich ahead of Mesić’s visit to Germany today, calling the Croatian president a “communist and neo-communist.â€
“Croatia committed to regional cooperationâ€
July 14th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that his country remains committed to regional cooperation and removing all obstacles in the way of such cooperation. Mesić added that Croatia would not use unresolved bilateral issues to slow down the Euro-Atlantic integration process of any of the other countries in the region.