"As president of the republic I will never stop talking about that issue and in all talks with representatives of Serbia and Montenegro I will highlight it as a starting point," she told a press conference dedicated to areas of special state interest.
She said 1,174 people were still on Croatia's list of persons detained or gone missing during the 1990s war, including 526 from eastern Croatia's Vukovar-Srijem County.
Kosor said that in her capacity as president she would also urge the Government to adopt a law on areas of special state interest as soon as possible. She added the bill had been drawn up and was expected to be presented at a session the Government would hold in the eastern town of Vukovar.
Kosor said employment was a priority in areas of special state interest. "In some of those areas the unemployment rate exceeds 50 and in some even 80 percent," she said, adding those were not only areas devastated in last decade's war but also areas lagging behind in development.
Kosor said the Government must create conditions to enable employment in those areas and attract families and educated people. She also advocated a stimulating tax policy for returnees, the establishment of entrepreneurial zones and faster demining in those areas.
Kosor once again condemned an incident which took place in Borovo near Vukovar on Orthodox Christmas Eve, when a group of youths displayed Chetnik insignia in the centre of the village.