In a statement delivered to Hina in Sarajevo, he said the ruling confirmed that "the project to create a Croat entity on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was a criminal enterprise."
"Those who are fantasising about reviving that project by pushing for a third entity with a Croat majority should be especially aware of that," said the Presidency's Bosniak member.
He said the ruling obligated Croatia to fully face its responsibility for the suffering of Bosnian citizens because of the policy of the first Croatian President, Franjo Tudjman. "That's the best way to continue the good neighbourly cooperation and turn towards a joint European future."
The Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA), whose official Izetbegovic is, described the ruling as expected and objective, while the Croat HDZ 1990 said it was dissatisfied, notably with the qualifications of Croatia's role.
The SDA said the ruling represented a partial satisfaction for the victims "because no punishment can bring back lost lives and health."
The HDZ 1990 said the qualification of a joint criminal enterprise was unfounded because there had been no such thing. It voiced confidence that the political and military leadership of the former Herceg-Bosna and the Croat Defence Council had not planned war crimes or conceived a joint criminal enterprise, let alone participated in or implemented it.
The party said Croats and Bosniaks had help from Croatia and that Croatia had enabled the defence and survival of Bosnia, rejecting the qualification that Croatia had committed military aggression against Bosnia. The party hopes the final verdict will be more equitable and based on fact.