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.
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“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.
“Serbia’s suspicious policies towards Bosniaâ€
November 29th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said that Serbia is leading “suspicious policies towards Bosnia-Herzegovina.†He said that he does not know why Serbian President Boris Tadić got mad at him after he said that Republic of Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik is trying to break apart Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Mesić takes fresh jab at Dodik
November 26th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić has accused Republic of Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik of “working to destabilize Bosnia-Herzegovina”. RS and the Muslim-Croat Federation are the two entities of the post-war Bosnia.
Mesić: Tadić should come to Vukovar
November 22nd, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said that it would be good for President Boris Tadić to come to Vukovar, as a sign of remembrance. “It would be good for him to come, I would support that, and it would be also supported by the Croatian citizens. It would be clear proof that the crimes in Vukovar should not have been allowed to happen and that we are opening a new book in our relations,†Mesić said as a guest on RTV Vojvodina.
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.
Dodik: I respect Bosnia, RS in it
November 6th, 2009 |
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RS PM Milorad Dodik says he is a “legalist” who respects the Dayton Accord, and thus Bosnia-Herzegovina, with the Serb republic (RS) as one of the two entities. The premier commented on Croatian President Stjepan Mesić’s statement that Dodik “did nt accept Bosnia-Herzegovinaâ€, and told a press conference he was “glad that a president showed interest in him.
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.
Dodik: Mesić should worry about Croats
November 1st, 2009 |
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Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik’s cabinet stated that Croatian President Stjepan Mesić should worry more about Croats in Bosnia. Regarding Mesić’s statement that Dodik is working towards breaking apart Bosnia-Herzegovina, the statement from Dodik’s cabinet says that Mesić “comes uninvited to arbitrate for Bosnia-Herzegovina whenever he has personal problems in his own country, and the blame is always put on one side—RS and Milorad Dodik.â€
Mesić: Dodik wants to break apart Bosnia-Herzegovina
October 31st, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said that Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik is trying to break apart Bosnia-Herzegovina. Commenting on the situation in Bosnia, Mesić said that currently Bosniaks and Croats make up eight percent of the population in RS, and once made up 48 percent.
French FM: Croatia to join EU soon
October 31st, 2009 |
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said that Croatia will soon become the 28th member-state of the European Union. Croatian President Stjepan Mesić honored Kouchner in Dubrovnik in commemoration of 18 years since the Libertas convoy, which broke the blockade of the sea in Dubrovnik in 1991.
Mesić: Relations in region worsening
October 7th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that relations in the region have reached a major impasse since Kosovo unilaterally declared independence. Normalization of relations between Zagreb and Belgrade slowed after Croatia recognized Kosovo independence, and Serbian indignation has begun to spill over into Bosnia-Herzegovina and is seriously undermining the situation in that country and its stability, Mesić observed.
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.