BELGRADE -- Milorad Pupovac says that Serbs in Croatia think of Serbia and other parts of the Serbian people, but they talk to those with whom they think they should talk.
"What if we're not wrong?"; "Excuse me, Mr. Pupovac, was it Greater Serbia politics?"
BELGRADE -- Milorad Pupovac says that Serbs in Croatia think of Serbia and other parts of the Serbian people, but they talk to those with whom they think they should talk.
Source: Tanjug
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Pupovac said that from Zagreb for the RTS show "Oko", reacting to the assessment of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic, who was also a guest of the show, that the departure of Boris Milosevic was a wrong decision and an attempt to destroy Serbian unity.
"Mr. Dacic, we think of Serbia, other parts of the Serbian people, we talk with who we thought we should and we are talked to, but not in the way that it has been done, through certain media. We do not want that and we will avoid it, we will do everything that it does not come from our side", Pupovac said.
He added that if a mistake was made with Milosevic's departure to Knin to mark "Storm" operation, he would pay for that mistake.
"And what if we did not make a mistake and if this step will lead to healing the relations between the Croats and the Serbs, will anyone then say to us: sorry, brothers," Pupovac asked.
Responding to Pupovac, Minister Daèiæ said that Pupovac, justifying his move, "enters the clichés that Croats want".
"This is presently condemning Belgrade for its attitude towards Serbs in Croatia. To say that they had overcome the Greater Serbia policy. Excuse me, Mr. Pupovac, was that the Greater Serbia policy? How many Serbs live in Knin today? Who is the mayor today? How many Serbs are there in Glina? What is erected on the site of the church? In Smiljan, Tesla's hometown, there are no Serbs," Dacic said.
"How many Serbs are there in Croatia today, and how many were there in 1991? Are Serbs participating in the celebration or in marking ethnic cleansing?" Dacic asked.
He reminded that Pupovac had been in the Croatian government before and asked why he had not participated in the "Storm" celebration before.
He told Pupovac that he must learn to use appropriate language when discussing things, "and not to turn out to be arguing".
"I have the right to think that we made a mistake by attending that ceremony. Just as they may think that we did something wrong. Did the Croats give up denying the crime and their narrative? They did not," Dacic said.
He also asked whether the Croats gave up denying the crimes and what the Serbs got now.
"The messages that were heard today did not differ compared to previous years," Dacic said.
"Do we Serbs think it was ethnic cleansing? There is nothing for me to think. Just look at a census. How many Serbs returned to Knin?" Dacic said.
He also asked whether Serbs mark "Storm" as ethnic cleansing, or participate in the celebration, and added that there is a difference.
Answering the question whether the gesture of the Serbian representative's departure to Knin could lead to preventing them to break the boards, Dacic asked in what way they would make a turning point.
What rights should Serbs get in the 21st century, Dacic asked, thinking of electricity. "What are we talking about? This is their duty," Dacic pointed out.
"If we are to take part in the celebration of 'Storm' in order to bring electricity to the village, will they now prosecute war criminals, all this could have happened on the basis of a political agreement with the ruling party," Dacic said, adding that it is pointless to hope for the change to take place.
He reminded that Pupovac approached him back in 2012, while he was Serbian Prime Minister, with the desire to work on ways and means to resolve things between states and peoples.
Well it looks like you are too stupid to put a comprehensible sentence together so you come out with this drivel. I hate to say it but Croatia is f**** and your Croats thought if they could some how swing a deal so that it looked like Serbia conceded then that would appease the Ustasha element. Thus bringing back the old days where Serbia carried Croatia on its back. If you still think that Ustashaland is rich then why does it rely on the EU fund to survive plus why have 22% of your population left that paradise?
Gone are those days and now it’s basic survival while I enjoy watching ljepa vasha die a slow death ha,ha,ha.
(sj, 10 August 2020 01:36)
I’m extremely shocked that nobody has directed this to the heavy heavy talker @SJ... YOU TALK WAAAAY too damn much, please rest those greasy fingers of yours buddy. Do the Olympis now have some sort of sport for keyboard typing LOL cus it looks like your shooting for gold there???
(SJ talks too damn much, 9 August 2020 04:40)
There is zero justification for a Croatian/Serbian government official to attend an event that celebrates the ethnic cleansing of its own civilians, namely operation storm. Croatian civilians throwing rocks at refugees, Croatian planes strifing the civilians as they escaped Croatia. Do you see Germany celebrate the occupation of Danzig to Poland? Do you see Russia celebrate the loss of Bessarabia to Romania? Do you see Hungary celebrate the Treaty of Trianon? Do you see Greece celebrate the tragic ethnic cleansing of all the Greeks from Asia Minor by the Turk Ataturk? Do you see Armenia celebrate the holocaust perpetrated against them by Turkey? The clown Milosevic is the Anti Christ of Slobodan Milosevic. He fits in to the Croatian narrative of continued denial of war crimes against Yugoslav civilians and the break up of Yugoslavia.
(Jugoslavia, 8 August 2020 11:13)
I feel people like Mr Pupovac ought to be taken good care as they are reps. Of ours in Croatia. Going heavy isn't going to be benefit Serbian community.
Gov. Of rep. Serbia needs to maintain a contact but how when they blew it.
(Ljiljana, 7 August 2020 13:27)
That's not a problem, but when you get into strife don’t go running back to Belgrade. If Pupovac thinks this is going to make things right then he is either that stupid or heavily bribed to push the idea that Croats are going to move forward. You have two forces in Croatia today. Those like Milanovic and Plenkovic who have had a long desire to somehow return relations to some kind of normality with Serbia and naturally the fascists.
The EU is no longer a cash cow for Croatia nor for any other small country in the Union. These two hope to somehow work with Belgrade so that some of those investments that are pouring in Serbia somehow parts might find their way into Croatia because Serbs live there.
Why won’t this work? Simply Belgrade has no internest plus the Ustashe control the levers in Croatia. When you have Milanovic/Plenkovic continually trying to appease the far right then it’s obvious.
Croatia is desperate. Croats are leaving in droves and vast areas are empty. Serbs have been cleansed from Slavonia to Knin while Croats are leaving daily.
We will see more of that graffiti on walls about killing Serbs in Croatia. A leopard never changes it stripes.
The problem is that these Croats think they can return to the old days where they get some benefit from Serbia. I can tell them the only thing they will get from Belgrade is more of the same they get today which is nothing or being squeezed like an orange for everything they have.
(sj, 6 August 2020 15:22)
In my opinion Mr Milosevic did a right thing to go to Knin.
Hé is a Serb but Croatian citizen and Politician.It is protocol, his duty.
It would be different if Mr Dacic went to Knin. God forbid.
I am sure Mr Milosevic, Mr Medved would work on establishing much improved relationship between the two countries. Its so good to have Serbs in such high places in politics in Croatia.
Time Mr Dacic you embrace Mr Milosevic and Mr Medved. And invite for the lunch in BG! And you pay not Boris Milosevic.
(Ljiljana, 6 August 2020 14:44)
That's not a problem, but when you get into strife don’t go running back to Belgrade. If Pupovac thinks this is going to make things right then he is either that stupid or heavily bribed to push the idea that Croats are going to move forward. You have two forces in Croatia today. Those like Milanovic and Plenkovic who have had a long desire to somehow return relations to some kind of normality with Serbia and naturally the fascists.
The EU is no longer a cash cow for Croatia nor for any other small country in the Union. These two hope to somehow work with Belgrade so that some of those investments that are pouring in Serbia somehow parts might find their way into Croatia because Serbs live there.
Why won’t this work? Simply Belgrade has no internest plus the Ustashe control the levers in Croatia. When you have Milanovic/Plenkovic continually trying to appease the far right then it’s obvious.
Croatia is desperate. Croats are leaving in droves and vast areas are empty. Serbs have been cleansed from Slavonia to Knin while Croats are leaving daily.
We will see more of that graffiti on walls about killing Serbs in Croatia. A leopard never changes it stripes.
The problem is that these Croats think they can return to the old days where they get some benefit from Serbia. I can tell them the only thing they will get from Belgrade is more of the same they get today which is nothing or being squeezed like an orange for everything they have.
(sj, 6 August 2020 15:22)
In my opinion Mr Milosevic did a right thing to go to Knin.
Hé is a Serb but Croatian citizen and Politician.It is protocol, his duty.
It would be different if Mr Dacic went to Knin. God forbid.
I am sure Mr Milosevic, Mr Medved would work on establishing much improved relationship between the two countries. Its so good to have Serbs in such high places in politics in Croatia.
Time Mr Dacic you embrace Mr Milosevic and Mr Medved. And invite for the lunch in BG! And you pay not Boris Milosevic.
(Ljiljana, 6 August 2020 14:44)
I feel people like Mr Pupovac ought to be taken good care as they are reps. Of ours in Croatia. Going heavy isn't going to be benefit Serbian community.
Gov. Of rep. Serbia needs to maintain a contact but how when they blew it.
(Ljiljana, 7 August 2020 13:27)
There is zero justification for a Croatian/Serbian government official to attend an event that celebrates the ethnic cleansing of its own civilians, namely operation storm. Croatian civilians throwing rocks at refugees, Croatian planes strifing the civilians as they escaped Croatia. Do you see Germany celebrate the occupation of Danzig to Poland? Do you see Russia celebrate the loss of Bessarabia to Romania? Do you see Hungary celebrate the Treaty of Trianon? Do you see Greece celebrate the tragic ethnic cleansing of all the Greeks from Asia Minor by the Turk Ataturk? Do you see Armenia celebrate the holocaust perpetrated against them by Turkey? The clown Milosevic is the Anti Christ of Slobodan Milosevic. He fits in to the Croatian narrative of continued denial of war crimes against Yugoslav civilians and the break up of Yugoslavia.
(Jugoslavia, 8 August 2020 11:13)
Well it looks like you are too stupid to put a comprehensible sentence together so you come out with this drivel. I hate to say it but Croatia is f**** and your Croats thought if they could some how swing a deal so that it looked like Serbia conceded then that would appease the Ustasha element. Thus bringing back the old days where Serbia carried Croatia on its back. If you still think that Ustashaland is rich then why does it rely on the EU fund to survive plus why have 22% of your population left that paradise?
Gone are those days and now it’s basic survival while I enjoy watching ljepa vasha die a slow death ha,ha,ha.
(sj, 10 August 2020 01:36)
I’m extremely shocked that nobody has directed this to the heavy heavy talker @SJ... YOU TALK WAAAAY too damn much, please rest those greasy fingers of yours buddy. Do the Olympis now have some sort of sport for keyboard typing LOL cus it looks like your shooting for gold there???
(SJ talks too damn much, 9 August 2020 04:40)
That's not a problem, but when you get into strife don’t go running back to Belgrade. If Pupovac thinks this is going to make things right then he is either that stupid or heavily bribed to push the idea that Croats are going to move forward. You have two forces in Croatia today. Those like Milanovic and Plenkovic who have had a long desire to somehow return relations to some kind of normality with Serbia and naturally the fascists.
The EU is no longer a cash cow for Croatia nor for any other small country in the Union. These two hope to somehow work with Belgrade so that some of those investments that are pouring in Serbia somehow parts might find their way into Croatia because Serbs live there.
Why won’t this work? Simply Belgrade has no internest plus the Ustashe control the levers in Croatia. When you have Milanovic/Plenkovic continually trying to appease the far right then it’s obvious.
Croatia is desperate. Croats are leaving in droves and vast areas are empty. Serbs have been cleansed from Slavonia to Knin while Croats are leaving daily.
We will see more of that graffiti on walls about killing Serbs in Croatia. A leopard never changes it stripes.
The problem is that these Croats think they can return to the old days where they get some benefit from Serbia. I can tell them the only thing they will get from Belgrade is more of the same they get today which is nothing or being squeezed like an orange for everything they have.
(sj, 6 August 2020 15:22)
In my opinion Mr Milosevic did a right thing to go to Knin.
Hé is a Serb but Croatian citizen and Politician.It is protocol, his duty.
It would be different if Mr Dacic went to Knin. God forbid.
I am sure Mr Milosevic, Mr Medved would work on establishing much improved relationship between the two countries. Its so good to have Serbs in such high places in politics in Croatia.
Time Mr Dacic you embrace Mr Milosevic and Mr Medved. And invite for the lunch in BG! And you pay not Boris Milosevic.
(Ljiljana, 6 August 2020 14:44)
There is zero justification for a Croatian/Serbian government official to attend an event that celebrates the ethnic cleansing of its own civilians, namely operation storm. Croatian civilians throwing rocks at refugees, Croatian planes strifing the civilians as they escaped Croatia. Do you see Germany celebrate the occupation of Danzig to Poland? Do you see Russia celebrate the loss of Bessarabia to Romania? Do you see Hungary celebrate the Treaty of Trianon? Do you see Greece celebrate the tragic ethnic cleansing of all the Greeks from Asia Minor by the Turk Ataturk? Do you see Armenia celebrate the holocaust perpetrated against them by Turkey? The clown Milosevic is the Anti Christ of Slobodan Milosevic. He fits in to the Croatian narrative of continued denial of war crimes against Yugoslav civilians and the break up of Yugoslavia.
(Jugoslavia, 8 August 2020 11:13)
I feel people like Mr Pupovac ought to be taken good care as they are reps. Of ours in Croatia. Going heavy isn't going to be benefit Serbian community.
Gov. Of rep. Serbia needs to maintain a contact but how when they blew it.
(Ljiljana, 7 August 2020 13:27)
I’m extremely shocked that nobody has directed this to the heavy heavy talker @SJ... YOU TALK WAAAAY too damn much, please rest those greasy fingers of yours buddy. Do the Olympis now have some sort of sport for keyboard typing LOL cus it looks like your shooting for gold there???
(SJ talks too damn much, 9 August 2020 04:40)
Well it looks like you are too stupid to put a comprehensible sentence together so you come out with this drivel. I hate to say it but Croatia is f**** and your Croats thought if they could some how swing a deal so that it looked like Serbia conceded then that would appease the Ustasha element. Thus bringing back the old days where Serbia carried Croatia on its back. If you still think that Ustashaland is rich then why does it rely on the EU fund to survive plus why have 22% of your population left that paradise?
Gone are those days and now it’s basic survival while I enjoy watching ljepa vasha die a slow death ha,ha,ha.
(sj, 10 August 2020 01:36)