The president also wished a merry Christmas to all Christian faithful celebrating this holiday according to the old Julian calendar.
In his letter, Mesic wrote that that he was happy to see that the last year was a year of progress in dialogue and cooperation between Croatian state institutions and the Serb Orthodox Church.
Mesic underlined "a recognisable contribution which the Serb Orthodox Church has made to ecumenic and inter-religious dialogue, charitable and cultural work and spiritual counselling for its members".
All these efforts contribute to the strengthening of peace in society and promote broad cooperation in achieving the common weal, the president said.