The Croatian government recently decided to build 3,600 apartments and purchase another 400 for Serb returnees, former tenancy rights holders living in areas that were not directly affected by the 1991-1995 war.
Preparations will be completed by the end of this year, and about 120 apartment buildings will be constructed by the end of 2011, with about 3,600 apartments for lease on a public-private partnership basis.
Commenting on questions by some veterans' associations whether those who fought against the independent Croatia would be among the Serb returnees for whom flats would be built, Kajin said he did not believe that those indicted for or convicted of war crimes would dare to apply for apartments in Croatia.
Answering a reporter's question, the IDS officials said that Slovene President Janez Drnovsek should not have refused the invitation of the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano concerning a meeting between the Italian, Slovene and Croatian presidents to address events that occurred during and after WWII in the three countries.