Speaking to reporters in Zagreb, Roncevic said he had no prior information about Stojanovski's possible role in war crimes in Vukovar.
General Stojanovski, who officially visited Croatian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Josip Lucic on 18 November, has been recognised by Croatian war veterans who had fought in Vukovar as a former member of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) who took part in some of the war crimes committed there.
Roncevic said that all former members of the JNA were screened before entering Croatia to see if they were sought by Croatian or foreign courts on war crimes charges, and that the necessary checks had also been made for Stojanovski, who had twice visited Croatia.
Stojanovski was screened both times and it was found that he was not the subject of any court proceedings, so there was no reason not to allow him to visit, the minister said, adding that Macedonia was Croatia's partner within the Adriatic Charter and that the Croatian government was building partner relations with the country.
Roncevic stressed that the Croatian Military Security Agency knew that Stojanovski was in Vukovar in 1991 as a member of the JNA, but that he met the conditions for entry into Croatia.
Asked if he would receive him again, Roncevic replied that Stojanovski was now the subject of an investigation.