KNIN, June 16 (Hina) - During his visit to Golubic near the southern Croatian town of Knin, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Monday commented on yesterday's European waterpolo championship finals between Croatia and Serbia and
Montenegro and incidents between the two countries' fans.
KNIN, June 16 (Hina) - During his visit to Golubic near the southern
Croatian town of Knin, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Monday
commented on yesterday's European waterpolo championship finals
between Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro and incidents between the
two countries' fans. #L#
Mesic said he was sorry the incident took place. He said this was a
game of high risk, adding that in his opinion the organisation of
the game was not good either.
"I am sorry that the incident took place, one excess always leads to
another and it takes two sides to create an incident. Also the game
was not well organised," Croatia's head of state said.
Mesic visited the Golubic construction site at which 120 family
houses for Bosnian Croat refugees will be built this summer. The
government has invested 25 million kuna into the project.
The president and his associates visited Kovacic where a water
supply system is being built with the financial support of the Swiss
government.
Commenting on the Gotovina case, President Mesic said the general's
guilt would be established by the UN war crimes tribunal at The
Hague, adding he only advocated Gotovina's right to defence.
Gotovina must have the same right as others and the fact is that he
has been stripped off that right and is a victim of the former
government.
"He was not allowed to talk and had he been allowed, maybe he would
have been given the same status as General Stipetic," Mesic
reiterated.
"Everything I do as Croatia's president (in Gotovina's case) is
directed only towards that, and even if the indictment against him
is not changed, other situations will arise," said Mesic.
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