"We are willing to sit down and talk any time anywhere, but without any conditions set by the other side. We don't set conditions as to who will accompany the prime minister, but we won't allow conditions to be set as to who of the war veterans will represent them," Josic told reporters after an Initiative meeting in Vukovar.
He also commented on War Veterans Minister Predrag Matic's statement that the Initiative was not interested in the establishment of dialogue but in "causing a social crisis in a legitimate way and coming to power, probably through undemocratic methods."
Josic said no one could manipulate with the Initiative's members and that it was interested in the well-being of Vukovar and the entire country.
He reiterated that the Initiative had nothing to do with the opposition HDZ party and that it would also have complained if the HDZ was in power and "doing what the (ruling Social Democratic Party) SDP is doing."
Josic also commented on the statement by Serb People's Council president Milorad Pupovac two days ago that the government and the opposition should "not play with fire", saying the veterans recognised and knew how to put out that fire in 1991 and that they could do it again if necessary.
Milanovic said yesterday he was willing to talk with representatives of the Initiative who were actually from Vukovar, inviting them to Zagreb. They refused and invited him to come to Vukovar today, but no one from the government attended the Initiative meeting.