"I believe that the OSCE Mission and and the Croatian authorities are interested in drawing up an exit strategy and in let's say next two, three years at the latest, together with Croatia's drawing closer to the European Union, the country should in a way thank the OSCE Mission in Croatia," Picula told Croatian reporters.
Picula was at the helm of Croatia's delegation taking part in the 14th annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Washington which ended on Tuesday.
He said that the OSCE Mission, which helped Croatia to solve the issue of the return of refugees and restitution of their property, the strengthening of democracy, judicial reform and the building of civil society, should end successfully which, in his opinion, could happen in "two to three years".
He said that the OSCE Mission in Croatia was useful because the OSCE was a neutral verifier of what Croatia was doing to end the transition process and a partner in solving transition problems, notably the return of Serb refugees and the restitution of their property.
Picula said that the return process was nearing the end and that this was no longer a problem burdening Croatia's relations with the international community.
The final declaration adopted at the session in Washington also focuses on the final status of Kosovo.