Matkovic emphasised that the Croatian government was fully cooperating with the Hague-based tribunal and that it would remain committed to this cooperation.
Noting that Croatia would in no way undermine its political strategy to join the European Union, Matkovic, who is also the chief co-ordinator for monitoring activities in relation to Croatia's efforts to join the Union, said that Zagreb was in a final stage of its EU accession negotiations and that the adjustment of national legislation to the Union's legal standards was going as planned.
She added that her country was meeting benchmarks for closing policy chapters (negotiating areas) in accordance with the European Commission's road-map, the statement reads.
Matkovic also expressed hope that Slovenia would soon lift its blockade of Croatia's accession negotiations, which it imposed due to their border dispute.
Addressing the briefing, Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic notified diplomats of Croatia's latest moves aimed at searching for documents wanted by the ICTY prosecution.
The prosecution insists that artillery logs compiled during the 1995 Operation Storm should be made available for the purpose of the trial of Croatian generals Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac.
Simonovic informed the ambassadors about his latest meeting with ICTY Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and about differences in their positions on the requested documents which have not been found.