People responsible for crimes committed in Croatia should be indicted, and former members of the Yugoslav People's Army, who were not indicted, should not be presented with an accomplished fact every time they visit Croatia, Mesic said at the opening of "Nordic Days in Croatia" at the Zagreb Trade Fair Centre.
"We cannot do anything if a person is paying a visit to Croatia in his capacity as minister or army chief-of-staff," Mesic said, adding that relevant evidence and facts should have been presented earlier.
Asked to comment on the revision of the Dayton peace agreement, Mesic said that the Dayton accords had put an end to the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which he said was the most important thing at the time. The Dayton agreement should be amended so that Bosnia-Herzegovina could achieve its strategic goal of joining European integration processes, he said.
President Mesic also commented on the Druzba-Adria project, which provides for the transport of Russian oil by pipeline via Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia and Hungary to the Croatian oil terminal at Omisalj on the island of Krk and from there to Western destinations by tanker. He said that the opinion of experts should be respected and that it was necessary to adopt a strategy for the development of the power industry.
Commenting on the case of the Finnish Patria company, which has called on the government to ensure equal conditions for companies bidding to provide equipment for the Croatian army, Mesic said he was satisfied with the presentations held so far and that competent officials would be in charge of selecting the best offer. The interests of Croatian companies should be taken into account in that process, he added.
Mesic would not comment on a meeting between Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and representatives of one of the companies participating in the bidding procedure, which prompted the reaction of the Patria company.