During his interview in the Croatian Television political talk shaw called "Nedjeljom u dva", Mesic commented on topical issues in the country.
Asked by the anchorman to explain Loncar's role in early 1990s when he was the Yugoslav State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mesic said that attacks levelled against Loncar were the attacks against him (Mesic) personally.
Asked during Sunday's broadcast whether the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) may have been behind the Loncar case, Mesic said (Prime Minister Ivo) Sanader should not have taken the bait in the parliament and accepted to comment on the case only to draw applause.
According to the head of state, the premier should not have commented on the case before talking with Mesic on the matter.
In the context of claims that Loncar had been in favour of an embargo on the arms import in Croatia, Mesic said "it is a blatant lie" that Loncar worked against Croatia in 1991.
Loncar insisted on barring Yugoslavia from importing the two million dollars of weapons from Russia, which (Yugoslavia) would use against Croatia that was not internationally recognised at the time, Mesic said.
Defending Loncar's activities in 1990s, Mesic said that Loncar had helped him to establish important contacts with the then UN Secretary-General, and some senior U.S. officials and generals.
Commenting on his statement about "Ustashaoids" in the Vecernji List daily, which was the first to publish an article on Loncar's activities in 1991, Mesic explained that he had not said that everybody in the daily was an "Ustashoid" (alluding to favouring the Nazi-style Ustasha regime in 1941-1945) but that he believed that some there were Ustashoids.
Asked to comment on the announced visit of PM Sanader to the White House, Mesic said that "it has not been said what kind of the visit it will be" but that it is logical that the premier has been invited given that the U.S. President is at the same time the chief of the U.S. executive authorities.
In relation to the scandal surrounding the Brodosplit shipyard, Mesic said that "it is crystal clear that the plunder and money laundering have been committed", adding that those who are responsible, including politically responsible persons, should be punished.
Asked whether the current Economy Minister Branko Vukelic, who is the chairman of the Brodosplit supervisory board, should be held accountable, the president said he would not speak explicitly of names adding that relevant institutions should tackle the problem without being exerted to political pressure.
Asked whether holders of tenancy rights, who are now mainly potential Serb returnees, should be allowed to buy flats which used to be socially-owned flats and in which they lived before the war, Mesic said they should be offered the same rights as other Croatian citizens.
Commenting on the ongoing procedure for the appointment of a new director of the Hina news agency, Mesic said that neither the head of state nor the head of government should interfere in the matter and that a competent and qualified person should fill in the post.