The two president held a meeting before the celebration, but no statement were given for the press.
Mesic and Solyom, however, said before some 300 Croats that gathered for the celebration, that the two countries had extremely friendly relations since Hungary joined the EU in 2005.
Saying that Croats in Hungary had the right certain criticism, the two president stressed that their position was mostly satisfactory and that the two countries entirely followed European standards when it came to the protection of national minorities.
The two presidents were welcomed by the leaders of Croat institutions in Hungary, president of the Croat state self-government Mijo Karagic and president of the Alliance of Croats in Hungary Joso Zdragonac.
Mesic and Solyom presented annual awards to members of the Croat national minorities for their contribution to education, culture, religious and public life.