Croat ex-president advises against "hysteria" toward Serbia
Former Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has urged his successor to "stop the unconstructive hysteria toward Serbia."
Source: Tanjug
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In an open letter to Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, published on Croatia's autograf.hr website, Josipovic calls on the president to use "the same postulates" in her announced talks with Serbian PM Aleksanadr Vucic, as he used in his talks with former Serbian President Boris Tadic.
Josipovic also remarked that this is an issue that pertains to the president's constitutional powers.
In the letter to Grabar-Kitarovic, Josipovic concludes that they are both witnessing Croatia's unsuccessful foreign policy in the attempt to block Serbia's chapters 23 and 24, and also, "a persistent continuation of a counter-productive and damaging policy that has no chance to succeed, and that is negatively influencing Croatia's international standing, including in the EU, and in relations with its neighbors."
"We have not succeeded simply because we were not in the right. We could not have asked Serbia to abolish the same kind of law (on universal jurisdiction for war crimes) that the Republic of Croatia also has, with almost the same effects," Josipovic said.
Mr. Josipovic is a rare voice of reason, common sense and civility in Croatia.
As such, he has absolutely NO chance whatsoever of playing a meaningful role in Croatia's political life, which is based SOLELY on rabid clerical-chauvinism and vicious anti-Serbism and he can - at best - be described as a marginal figure in search of a political niche.
Still, his was a noble gesture worthy of praise, albeit doomed to fail from the get-go.
(DEDA CVETKO, 23 July 2016 07:35)
This is hipocrisy at the highest level from Croatian authorities!!Serbia has its flaws but requesting from Serbia to raise the rights of croatian minority in Serbia and other conditions are absolutely ridicilous,considering the fact that Serbs are almost non existent in Croatia,thanks to ethnic cleansing,and that Serbs in Croatia are second grade citizens!!
(Pop, 23 July 2016 01:25)
We don't need him anymore, we need a social conservative leader who can be diplomatic and tactical, and still protecting our interests.
(Matej Ivančić, 22 July 2016 16:52)
This is the Balkans, my friend. Such a search may be futile, I'm afraid.
(Balkan Anthropologist, 22 July 2016 17:28)
Josipovic is right that our politicians should be more diplomatic and tactical, but, he and his party destroyed our economy in the years 2011-2015. We don't need him anymore, we need a social conservative leader who can be diplomatic and tactical, and still protecting our interests.
(Matej Ivančić, 22 July 2016 16:52)
Mr. Josipovic is a rare voice of reason, common sense and civility in Croatia.
As such, he has absolutely NO chance whatsoever of playing a meaningful role in Croatia's political life, which is based SOLELY on rabid clerical-chauvinism and vicious anti-Serbism and he can - at best - be described as a marginal figure in search of a political niche.
Still, his was a noble gesture worthy of praise, albeit doomed to fail from the get-go.
(DEDA CVETKO, 23 July 2016 07:35)
This is hipocrisy at the highest level from Croatian authorities!!Serbia has its flaws but requesting from Serbia to raise the rights of croatian minority in Serbia and other conditions are absolutely ridicilous,considering the fact that Serbs are almost non existent in Croatia,thanks to ethnic cleansing,and that Serbs in Croatia are second grade citizens!!
(Pop, 23 July 2016 01:25)
We don't need him anymore, we need a social conservative leader who can be diplomatic and tactical, and still protecting our interests.
(Matej Ivančić, 22 July 2016 16:52)
This is the Balkans, my friend. Such a search may be futile, I'm afraid.
(Balkan Anthropologist, 22 July 2016 17:28)
Josipovic is right that our politicians should be more diplomatic and tactical, but, he and his party destroyed our economy in the years 2011-2015. We don't need him anymore, we need a social conservative leader who can be diplomatic and tactical, and still protecting our interests.
(Matej Ivančić, 22 July 2016 16:52)
Josipovic is right that our politicians should be more diplomatic and tactical, but, he and his party destroyed our economy in the years 2011-2015. We don't need him anymore, we need a social conservative leader who can be diplomatic and tactical, and still protecting our interests.
(Matej Ivančić, 22 July 2016 16:52)
This is hipocrisy at the highest level from Croatian authorities!!Serbia has its flaws but requesting from Serbia to raise the rights of croatian minority in Serbia and other conditions are absolutely ridicilous,considering the fact that Serbs are almost non existent in Croatia,thanks to ethnic cleansing,and that Serbs in Croatia are second grade citizens!!
(Pop, 23 July 2016 01:25)
Mr. Josipovic is a rare voice of reason, common sense and civility in Croatia.
As such, he has absolutely NO chance whatsoever of playing a meaningful role in Croatia's political life, which is based SOLELY on rabid clerical-chauvinism and vicious anti-Serbism and he can - at best - be described as a marginal figure in search of a political niche.
Still, his was a noble gesture worthy of praise, albeit doomed to fail from the get-go.
(DEDA CVETKO, 23 July 2016 07:35)
We don't need him anymore, we need a social conservative leader who can be diplomatic and tactical, and still protecting our interests.
(Matej Ivančić, 22 July 2016 16:52)
This is the Balkans, my friend. Such a search may be futile, I'm afraid.
(Balkan Anthropologist, 22 July 2016 17:28)