"I know about all legal transfers of weapons or anything about the armed forces," he told the press commenting on UN data on international trade according to which Croatia sold 233,185 kilos of weapons worth US$ 6,499,832 to Jordan last December.
He reiterated that Croatia did not export weapons to Syria. "What third countries or countries to which we or others export weapons do with them, unfortunately, we can't control," he said when asked if he could confirm that those weapons stayed in Jordan and did not go to Syrian rebels.
Asked about the international publication of names of possible tax evaders through offshore companies among whom, according to media speculation, there are Croatian citizens, Josipovic said that after obtaining the names Croatia's Tax Administration and other relevant bodies would investigate if there was anything illegal.
Commenting on the decrease in the number of eligible voters for Croatia's upcoming election for the European Parliament, the president said it was the result of putting electoral rolls in order. "It should have been done much sooner and I can only congratulate (Administration) Minister (Arsen) Bauk on a job well done."
Commenting on tomorrow's war veterans' protest against the introduction of Cyrillic signs in the eastern town of Vukovar, the president expects it to be within the law as any other public rally and the citizens who will take part in it to respect the law. "All citizens, including those who plan to publicly protest, must respect the law."
Josipovic said he had consulted some ministers before recommending measures to help citizens handle their debts but added that his recommendations were not a directive to the government.
"The government has just made a very interesting move regarding the writing off of interest rates. Croatia is a welfare state so I encourage the government to make that happen."