“Croatia should not apologize“

Slobodan Milošević’s policy is to blame for the 1990s wars and there is no reason for Croatia to apologize, the Croatian Foreign Ministry says.

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Monday, 17.11.2008.

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Slobodan Milosevic’s policy is to blame for the 1990s wars and there is no reason for Croatia to apologize, the Croatian Foreign Ministry says. This ministry stated in Zagreb that Serbia and its officials should "face the truth" about the recent past "and their role in the aggression against Croatia and the responsibility for the gravest crimes committed in Croatia”, and added that this is the condition for the reconciliation and the grounds for the development of neighborly relations. “Croatia should not apologize“ The statement reads that “Croatia did not wage an aggressive war", and that "Croatia soldiers did not fight in Serbia”. "Croatia will remain true to its determination of the importance of improving regional cooperation and relations between Croatia and Serbia. These ties are of essential importance for the peace and stability in this part of Europe,” the statement said. Croatia supports the European perspective of all the Southeastern European countries, because that is the guarantee of the long-term peace and stability, official Zagreb believes. Croatia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration stated that Croatia, as the country close to joining NATO and EU, is "ready to share its experiences with all the countries of the region, including Serbia", the statement signed by the spokesman Mario Dragun read. This came after President Boris Tadic said in an interview over the weekend that his apology to the Croatian people for the crimes committed "in the name of Serbia" in the 1990s was never met with an adequate apology from the other side. Some 250,000 Croatian Serbs were driven out of their homes in Croatian army and police operations in 1995.

“Croatia should not apologize“

The statement reads that “Croatia did not wage an aggressive war", and that "Croatia soldiers did not fight in Serbia”.

"Croatia will remain true to its determination of the importance of improving regional cooperation and relations between Croatia and Serbia. These ties are of essential importance for the peace and stability in this part of Europe,” the statement said.

Croatia supports the European perspective of all the Southeastern European countries, because that is the guarantee of the long-term peace and stability, official Zagreb believes.

Croatia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration stated that Croatia, as the country close to joining NATO and EU, is "ready to share its experiences with all the countries of the region, including Serbia", the statement signed by the spokesman Mario Dragun read.

This came after President Boris Tadić said in an interview over the weekend that his apology to the Croatian people for the crimes committed "in the name of Serbia" in the 1990s was never met with an adequate apology from the other side.

Some 250,000 Croatian Serbs were driven out of their homes in Croatian army and police operations in 1995.

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