ZAGREB, Sept 9 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said on Tuesday he did not expect anything special or spectacular of his visit to Belgrade on Wednesday.
ZAGREB, Sept 9 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said on
Tuesday he did not expect anything special or spectacular of his
visit to Belgrade on Wednesday. #L#
"Croatia wishes to expedite the stabilisation of the entire region
and for open issues to be outlined and resolved in a transparent
fashion," Mesic told reporters on the Brijuni Isles, adding that
this primarily referred to restitution of property, refugee
returns, Croatian companies' assets in Serbia and Montenegro, and
shedding light on persons gone missing during the 1990s war.
Asked if he would indeed advocate the permanent abolishment of visa
requirements for Serbia and Montenegro citizens, Mesic said
Croatia had to show that it was a democratic country which was not
afraid of the flow of people, goods and capital.
"That way we shall show that we are an open society while not
amnestying anyone guilty of crimes committed in this region."
Mesic's one-day visit to Belgrade is the first by a Croatian
president after the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.
Commenting on the visit, Great Britain's Daily Telegraph said it
was motivated by Croatia's wish to draw closer to European Union
membership by nurturing good neighbourly relations.
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