"In recent years we had a wrong and poor position in relation to Russian investors a number of times, so this is certainly the price we are paying," Josipovic told reporters.
He would not comment on what he expected of a decision the Hague war crimes tribunal's appeals chamber will hand down in the case of Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac on November 16, briefly saying: "I wouldn't speculate. We'll be patient and hear the Hague tribunal's decision."