The statement reads that "instead of making any comment, we refer every interested party to a series of statements and speeches in recent years when President Mesic clearly presented his position on Ustasha ideology and the Ustasha-led Croatia (from 1941-1945)."
The statement particularly points out Mesic's speeches at the site of the WW II concentration camp in Jasenovac.
All these speeches reflect the views of President Mesic and they are the only response to the malevolent attempt to draw a few sentences from the context in which they were said.
In addition, President Mesic will in a few days give a speech at the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences in which he will unequivocally express his views on Croatia during the Second World War, the statement said.
The Index.hr portal released video footage of Mesic reportedly glorifying the Nazi-style Ustasha regime.