All institutions are doing their job and there is no evidence that Gotovina is in Croatia, the PM said commenting on a statement that ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte made last night that the fugitive general was in Croatia.
Sanader said he understood del Ponte's wish that all indictees be transferred to The Hague. He stressed this was also Croatia's obligation, but added that every claim must be backed with relevant evidence.
The European Union can be sure that Croatia is doing everything and that it is not playing a double game, Sanader said at the government session on Thursday.
He reiterated that in the next two to three weeks Croatia would do everything to convince its partners and EU member states that it deserved that entry negotiations start on 17 March.
A decision on a postponement of negotiations would be founded if Croatia was failing to take all the necessary measures, but given that we are doing everything, we believe that negotiations should start as planned, on March 17, the prime minister said.
He said that in the next several days Croatia would send letters to countries that requested additional explanations.
The prime minister briefed members of his cabinet of his visits to Brussels, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Holy See.
Pope John Paul II gave Croatia his support for the start of negotiations and admission into the EU. Holy See Secretary of State Angelo Sodano said the Vatican expected Croatia's negotiations on EU membership to start on March 17, Sanader said.