Croatian PM slams Tadić remarks

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said that Serbian President Boris Tadić’s stance on Operation Storm is “nothing new”.

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Wednesday, 04.08.2010.

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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said that Serbian President Boris Tadic’s stance on Operation Storm is “nothing new”. On the eve of the anniversary of the Croatian military onslaught against the country's ethnic Serb areas, that resulted in the deaths of some 2,000 people and exile of over 200,000, the Serbian president referred to operation as a crime that should not be forgotten. Croatian PM slams Tadic remarks In Croatia, where the day is celebrated as a national holiday, Kosor took part in ceremonies to mark the 15th anniversary of Operation Storm, and said it represents "the victory over the Milosevic policies for achieving Greater Serbia". “It is a historical fact and we in Croatia will not allow historical facts to be changed, especially in such actions that meant so much for the final liberation of Croatia,” Kosor was quoted as saying. Regarding the Hague Tribunal war crimes trials for the three former Croatian generals who headed the operation, and yesterday's prosecution demand that they be found guilty and given from 17 to 27 years in jail, Kosor said that she could not comment on court issues in general, in her capacity as prime minister. However, Kosor added that she believed that “things will work out the way everyone expects them to.” Generals Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac are blamed for the war crimes during and after the attack, while late Croat President Franjo Tudjman is seen as responsible for the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Serbs. Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said on the 15th anniversary of the operation that he regrets the victims, but that the operation itself "cannot be questioned by anyone".

Croatian PM slams Tadić remarks

In Croatia, where the day is celebrated as a national holiday, Kosor took part in ceremonies to mark the 15th anniversary of Operation Storm, and said it represents "the victory over the Milošević policies for achieving Greater Serbia".

“It is a historical fact and we in Croatia will not allow historical facts to be changed, especially in such actions that meant so much for the final liberation of Croatia,” Kosor was quoted as saying.

Regarding the Hague Tribunal war crimes trials for the three former Croatian generals who headed the operation, and yesterday's prosecution demand that they be found guilty and given from 17 to 27 years in jail, Kosor said that she could not comment on court issues in general, in her capacity as prime minister.

However, Kosor added that she believed that “things will work out the way everyone expects them to.”

Generals Ante Gotovina, Ivan Čermak and Mladen Markač are blamed for the war crimes during and after the attack, while late Croat President Franjo Tuđman is seen as responsible for the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Serbs.

Croatian President Ivo Josipović said on the 15th anniversary of the operation that he regrets the victims, but that the operation itself "cannot be questioned by anyone".

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