Sanader said Croatia was interested in a stable Serbia that would face its past and not implement the policy that ex-President Slobodan Milosevic had led. He added that everything being achieved in Serbia that did not follow Milosevic's legacy was good.
The new constitution, which Serbian citizens approved at last weekend's referendum, defines Serbia as a state of the Serbian people and other citizens living in it, founded on the rule of law and citizen equality. It proclaims Kosovo as an integral part of Serbia.
Sanader also commented on a Slovene News Agency (STA) item which, citing sources at the European Commission, said on Monday that Slovenia was violating the Schengen regime by allowing Croatian citizens to cross the border with ID cards and not passports.
Sanader said Croatia would know how to find an answer to this question. Presently it is not known if the Schengen Borders Code will apply to Croatia's neighbours, it remains to be seen, but Croatia will do its utmost to prevent this from happening, he added.
Under the Code, which came into effect on October 13, non-EU citizens must produce a passport when entering the European Union. Exceptions are possible only for local border traffic and special groups of people such as pilots and diplomatic passport bearers.
The Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration officially has not received any information, note or initiative on changing or repealing the bilateral agreement on the crossing of the Croatian-Slovene border, which means that Croatians may enter Slovenia with ID cards until further notice, a spokesperson told Hina today.