Simurdic was quoted as saying the temporary no-visa regime had proven to be positive for communication among people and for the continuation of the increasingly successful economic cooperation between the two countries.
The ambassador said the high interest of companies from Serbia and Montenegro to take part in the Zagreb International Autumn Fair, which closed today, was the fruit of the normalisation of relations between the two countries, which he added were now characterised by growing openness and continuity of dialogue.
Asked to assess the position of the Serb minority in Croatia, Simurdic said that "incidents in which members of the Serb community are the targets do happen". He added the Serb community openly discussed those incidents with the Croatian authorities so as to prevent them from affecting the normalisation of relations.
The ambassador said the existence of Croatian police arrest warrants for Serbs who fled Croatia and the "non-transparent and unavailable list of amnestied persons are strong discouraging factors when it comes to even thinking about returning or applying for property repossession".
Simurdic said the authorities in Serbia and Montnegro were willing to resume negotiations on the delimitation of the state border on the Danube.