"I consider his statement that wars are over to be very important. I believe that Milanovic has an ambition to help the Croatian society put an end to World War II and the Homeland War and to help it become a peacetime civic society, with the best values of both antifascism and the Homeland War being part of his policy as well as a basis of Croatia's policy," Josipovic said in a comment on Milanovic's inauguration speech.
He described the inauguration as low-key, pleasant and dignified.
Commenting further on Milanovic's speech, Josipovic said that the new president had pointed out three important areas - judiciary, science and education, and the welfare component of society.
"That means that he sees the role of the president in a broader sense, as one surpassing their formal powers," he said, adding that he expected Milanovic to promote European values.