A week before joining the EU, Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and First Deputy PM Vesna Pusić spoke for B92 about relations between Serbia and Croatia, economic projects, as well as mutual genocide lawsuits.
A week before joining the EU, Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and First Deputy PM Vesna Pusić spoke for B92 about relations between Serbia and Croatia, economic projects, as well as mutual genocide lawsuits.
Journalist: Aleksandar MiladinovićSource:
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B92: You arrived in Belgrade a week before an important date for Croatia - before the celebration of joining the EU. Does Zagreb have a modality according to which guests both from Belgrade and Pristina will attend the ceremony?
Pusić: It seems strange to me too that in a little over a week Croatia will become a full-fledged EU member after those 10-12 years. We will celebrate with our friends from Europe and the region. For us, the region remains a key area and a very important issue and very important neighbors. Yes. We found a way in which the Serbian delegation will be present there, the highest level from Serbia, and from Kosovo.
B92: President Nikolić will be a guest?
Pusić: President Nikolić will be a guest in Zagreb...
B92: What about the Kosovo president?
Pusić: The Kosovo president as well.
B92: What will change in the relations between Serbia and Croatia after that day?
Pusić: Regarding the day after, there will not be some big changes, but I hope that they have slowly started to see some changes, in the future anyway. We have several groups of problems, but we have a great mutual opportunity. It is that the countries of the region must be and are partners in the European future. It's a chance for everyone to first stabilize their countries, and then to, economy-wise, slowly start getting on our feet.
B92: It was precisely the economy that was one of the subject of the previous meeting of delegations of Belgrade and Zagreb - it was then announced that there will be joint economic projects. Are you now coming with concrete ideas, are there specifically developed plans?
Pusić: Projects that in the direct interest of both countries are in the transport and the energy sectors. They are obvious because there cannot be borders there, quite the contrary, borders are something that transport and energy must ignore. However, we have a whole range of things that we share as interests - such as access to third markets, on the other hand, addressing the issue of CEFTA, EFTA - the Central European free trade area, compared with with European.
B92: Every time the issue of (genocide) lawsuits is raised, and whether we are at least a step closer to their withdrawal. Is this step here now, has another step been made towards the withdrawal of the lawsuits?
Pusić: Today's talks are very important where these issues are concerned. I think that both sides - both Croatia and Serbia have shown readiness for talks on the issue, and we have a few things from the past that need to be resolved as a precondition for this. This is something that is absolutely the initiative of the Serbian and Croatian sides - the EU is not mentioning that subject.
B92: To Zagreb, July 1 is definitely the most important day in the next ten days, to Serbia a somewhat earlier date - June 28 and the EU's decision on a date for the start of negotiations. This will be the final decision on Serbia made in Brussels without Croatia's vote. If you had the right to vote now, would you vote for Serbia to get a date and when?
Pusić: Absolutely. I would vote to decide on the start of negotiations between the EU and Serbia on this European council in June and for that date to be as soon as possible. However, even if we do not have the right to vote I will take part in the Council of Foreign Affairs on Monday in which we have no vote but we have a right to participate in the discussion. I will doubtless support the setting of a date for Serbia in this discussion, because I think it is important not only for Serbia but also for Croatia and for all the countries in the region, because we know from experience that it contributes to the stability of the state and its institutions, and that is in the interest of all.
Mario, why do I get the feeling that you are not a Croat but some losser posing as one to get commenter riled up. Its people such as yourself that keep the hate between people alive. Shame on you.
(Jack, 27 February 2014 22:54)
Read your Old World History Michael.You have it backwards. Serbia was once part of Kroacia. .. Before World War I...
(Danica Mikan, 8 September 2013 07:43)
Have you heard? Germans are suing Jews for crimes committed against Germans. And
Croats are suing Serbs for crimes perpetrated by those genocidal Serbs on pour Croats.
THe worst crime against Croats were committed at a place called JASENOVAC!
Clever Serbian politicians are mute. Mute Serb mute!
Croats, you do remember JASENOVAC? No, I guess they don't.
The way things are occurring, Serb will be found guilty.
Crazy? Yes, maybe, perhaps.
The last one.
(Tim Prockovic, 30 June 2013 11:09)
Have you heard? Germans are suing Jews for crimes committed against Germans. And
Croats are suing Serbs for crimes perpetrated by those genocidal Serbs on pour Croats.
THe worst crime against Croats were committed at a place called JASENOVAC!
Clever Serbian politicians are mute. Mute Serb mute!
Croats, you do remember JASENOVAC? No, I guess they don't.
The way things are occurring, Serb will be found guilty.
Crazy? Yes, maybe, perhaps.
The last one.
(Tim Prockovic, 28 June 2013 07:26)
"You're right Rocky. Kosovo Albanians have the highest birthrate in Europe. Also the highest unemployment rate and he most corrupt area of Europe, maybe the world. "
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:12)
No, most corrupt area is not Kosovo any more - Albania mainland managed to claim this award in he last year. About the world: Russia and most African countries are doing worse when it comes to corruption. But I agree, with the 'qualifications' you mentioned above, Kosovo would better fit to Africa than to Europe.
(Comm. Parrisson, 26 June 2013 10:57)
From Mario: "Vesna Pusić is among the highest level agent who works for Serbia." Works for Serbia? This is laughable. Where do you get your information from Mario? If you don't have a comment that at least comes close to being based in reality, then please don't make any comment at all. You're an embarrassment to all Croats and that is very hard to do. Most don't need any help in that department.
And isn't Mario an Italian name? You must be one of those Croats who wishes you were Italian or Austrian or German...anything but Croatian. LOL
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:21)
From Rocky: "We Albanians are swelling, at a expedited pace, and will continue to do so!"
You're right Rocky. Kosovo Albanians have the highest birthrate in Europe. Also the highest unemployment rate and he most corrupt area of Europe, maybe the world. Keep it up. Those Albanian babies have quite a future to look forward to...as drug runners, organ harvesters and terrorists.
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:12)
Thank you Croatia.... Vesna, Breaking it down to these Serbian clowns! The nerve of these Serbs, trying to ignore the ever growing Albanian factors of the region? Serbia, wake up and open your eyes, you blind bat! We Albanians are swelling, at a expedited pace, and will continue to do so! Its only a matter of a little more time, Serbia!!!
(rocky, 24 June 2013 20:47)
All I have to say about this on going EU BS welcome to the fifth Reich morons. LOL you will all get filthy rich sell outs idiots some of you will drive stolen BMW Mercedes as most of the EU peasantry. Tries to keep body and soul together as the economy's go in the toilet. The fist phase caused by the same EU morons and their greedy inept world banking friends more and worse to come. Rev 18:17 In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!' "Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. Mar 13:5 Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you. Mar 13:19 because those will be days of distress unequalled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equalled again. Mar 13:20 "If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. I will not be celebrating the immoral affront to humanity even being antithetic to its survival wickedness evil man and it stupidly knows no bounds. Ecc 9:12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.
(Lenard, 24 June 2013 19:15)
Vesna Pusić has come to Serbia for your interests not because of what Croats people want. Vesna Pusić is among the highest level agent who works for Serbia. This is just normal for Pusić to come/ran to Serbia a few days before its too late, to do as much harm to Croatia as possible and to help Serbia most that she can. I as Croat see her as a traitor to Croatian people. Make the most of her while you can Serbia. I do not know if you going you have another chance.
(mario, 24 June 2013 18:28)
The Croatian Genocide case against Serbia is disgusting. Prior to WW2 one-third of Croatia's population was Serbian; they have now almost all been eliminated either through mass murder or deportation. That is Genocide. Serbs have done nothing to compare with the cruel inhuman barbarity of the Croars.
(Michael Thomas, 24 June 2013 18:06)
The Croatian Genocide case against Serbia is disgusting. Prior to WW2 one-third of Croatia's population was Serbian; they have now almost all been eliminated either through mass murder or deportation. That is Genocide. Serbs have done nothing to compare with the cruel inhuman barbarity of the Croars.
(Michael Thomas, 24 June 2013 18:06)
From Rocky: "We Albanians are swelling, at a expedited pace, and will continue to do so!"
You're right Rocky. Kosovo Albanians have the highest birthrate in Europe. Also the highest unemployment rate and he most corrupt area of Europe, maybe the world. Keep it up. Those Albanian babies have quite a future to look forward to...as drug runners, organ harvesters and terrorists.
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:12)
Have you heard? Germans are suing Jews for crimes committed against Germans. And
Croats are suing Serbs for crimes perpetrated by those genocidal Serbs on pour Croats.
THe worst crime against Croats were committed at a place called JASENOVAC!
Clever Serbian politicians are mute. Mute Serb mute!
Croats, you do remember JASENOVAC? No, I guess they don't.
The way things are occurring, Serb will be found guilty.
Crazy? Yes, maybe, perhaps.
The last one.
(Tim Prockovic, 30 June 2013 11:09)
Thank you Croatia.... Vesna, Breaking it down to these Serbian clowns! The nerve of these Serbs, trying to ignore the ever growing Albanian factors of the region? Serbia, wake up and open your eyes, you blind bat! We Albanians are swelling, at a expedited pace, and will continue to do so! Its only a matter of a little more time, Serbia!!!
(rocky, 24 June 2013 20:47)
From Mario: "Vesna Pusić is among the highest level agent who works for Serbia." Works for Serbia? This is laughable. Where do you get your information from Mario? If you don't have a comment that at least comes close to being based in reality, then please don't make any comment at all. You're an embarrassment to all Croats and that is very hard to do. Most don't need any help in that department.
And isn't Mario an Italian name? You must be one of those Croats who wishes you were Italian or Austrian or German...anything but Croatian. LOL
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:21)
"You're right Rocky. Kosovo Albanians have the highest birthrate in Europe. Also the highest unemployment rate and he most corrupt area of Europe, maybe the world. "
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:12)
No, most corrupt area is not Kosovo any more - Albania mainland managed to claim this award in he last year. About the world: Russia and most African countries are doing worse when it comes to corruption. But I agree, with the 'qualifications' you mentioned above, Kosovo would better fit to Africa than to Europe.
(Comm. Parrisson, 26 June 2013 10:57)
Vesna Pusić has come to Serbia for your interests not because of what Croats people want. Vesna Pusić is among the highest level agent who works for Serbia. This is just normal for Pusić to come/ran to Serbia a few days before its too late, to do as much harm to Croatia as possible and to help Serbia most that she can. I as Croat see her as a traitor to Croatian people. Make the most of her while you can Serbia. I do not know if you going you have another chance.
(mario, 24 June 2013 18:28)
All I have to say about this on going EU BS welcome to the fifth Reich morons. LOL you will all get filthy rich sell outs idiots some of you will drive stolen BMW Mercedes as most of the EU peasantry. Tries to keep body and soul together as the economy's go in the toilet. The fist phase caused by the same EU morons and their greedy inept world banking friends more and worse to come. Rev 18:17 In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!' "Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. Mar 13:5 Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you. Mar 13:19 because those will be days of distress unequalled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equalled again. Mar 13:20 "If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. I will not be celebrating the immoral affront to humanity even being antithetic to its survival wickedness evil man and it stupidly knows no bounds. Ecc 9:12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.
(Lenard, 24 June 2013 19:15)
Have you heard? Germans are suing Jews for crimes committed against Germans. And
Croats are suing Serbs for crimes perpetrated by those genocidal Serbs on pour Croats.
THe worst crime against Croats were committed at a place called JASENOVAC!
Clever Serbian politicians are mute. Mute Serb mute!
Croats, you do remember JASENOVAC? No, I guess they don't.
The way things are occurring, Serb will be found guilty.
Crazy? Yes, maybe, perhaps.
The last one.
(Tim Prockovic, 28 June 2013 07:26)
Read your Old World History Michael.You have it backwards. Serbia was once part of Kroacia. .. Before World War I...
(Danica Mikan, 8 September 2013 07:43)
Mario, why do I get the feeling that you are not a Croat but some losser posing as one to get commenter riled up. Its people such as yourself that keep the hate between people alive. Shame on you.
(Jack, 27 February 2014 22:54)
The Croatian Genocide case against Serbia is disgusting. Prior to WW2 one-third of Croatia's population was Serbian; they have now almost all been eliminated either through mass murder or deportation. That is Genocide. Serbs have done nothing to compare with the cruel inhuman barbarity of the Croars.
(Michael Thomas, 24 June 2013 18:06)
Thank you Croatia.... Vesna, Breaking it down to these Serbian clowns! The nerve of these Serbs, trying to ignore the ever growing Albanian factors of the region? Serbia, wake up and open your eyes, you blind bat! We Albanians are swelling, at a expedited pace, and will continue to do so! Its only a matter of a little more time, Serbia!!!
(rocky, 24 June 2013 20:47)
Vesna Pusić has come to Serbia for your interests not because of what Croats people want. Vesna Pusić is among the highest level agent who works for Serbia. This is just normal for Pusić to come/ran to Serbia a few days before its too late, to do as much harm to Croatia as possible and to help Serbia most that she can. I as Croat see her as a traitor to Croatian people. Make the most of her while you can Serbia. I do not know if you going you have another chance.
(mario, 24 June 2013 18:28)
All I have to say about this on going EU BS welcome to the fifth Reich morons. LOL you will all get filthy rich sell outs idiots some of you will drive stolen BMW Mercedes as most of the EU peasantry. Tries to keep body and soul together as the economy's go in the toilet. The fist phase caused by the same EU morons and their greedy inept world banking friends more and worse to come. Rev 18:17 In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!' "Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. Mar 13:5 Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you. Mar 13:19 because those will be days of distress unequalled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equalled again. Mar 13:20 "If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. I will not be celebrating the immoral affront to humanity even being antithetic to its survival wickedness evil man and it stupidly knows no bounds. Ecc 9:12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.
(Lenard, 24 June 2013 19:15)
From Mario: "Vesna Pusić is among the highest level agent who works for Serbia." Works for Serbia? This is laughable. Where do you get your information from Mario? If you don't have a comment that at least comes close to being based in reality, then please don't make any comment at all. You're an embarrassment to all Croats and that is very hard to do. Most don't need any help in that department.
And isn't Mario an Italian name? You must be one of those Croats who wishes you were Italian or Austrian or German...anything but Croatian. LOL
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:21)
Have you heard? Germans are suing Jews for crimes committed against Germans. And
Croats are suing Serbs for crimes perpetrated by those genocidal Serbs on pour Croats.
THe worst crime against Croats were committed at a place called JASENOVAC!
Clever Serbian politicians are mute. Mute Serb mute!
Croats, you do remember JASENOVAC? No, I guess they don't.
The way things are occurring, Serb will be found guilty.
Crazy? Yes, maybe, perhaps.
The last one.
(Tim Prockovic, 28 June 2013 07:26)
Have you heard? Germans are suing Jews for crimes committed against Germans. And
Croats are suing Serbs for crimes perpetrated by those genocidal Serbs on pour Croats.
THe worst crime against Croats were committed at a place called JASENOVAC!
Clever Serbian politicians are mute. Mute Serb mute!
Croats, you do remember JASENOVAC? No, I guess they don't.
The way things are occurring, Serb will be found guilty.
Crazy? Yes, maybe, perhaps.
The last one.
(Tim Prockovic, 30 June 2013 11:09)
From Rocky: "We Albanians are swelling, at a expedited pace, and will continue to do so!"
You're right Rocky. Kosovo Albanians have the highest birthrate in Europe. Also the highest unemployment rate and he most corrupt area of Europe, maybe the world. Keep it up. Those Albanian babies have quite a future to look forward to...as drug runners, organ harvesters and terrorists.
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:12)
"You're right Rocky. Kosovo Albanians have the highest birthrate in Europe. Also the highest unemployment rate and he most corrupt area of Europe, maybe the world. "
(njegos, 26 June 2013 00:12)
No, most corrupt area is not Kosovo any more - Albania mainland managed to claim this award in he last year. About the world: Russia and most African countries are doing worse when it comes to corruption. But I agree, with the 'qualifications' you mentioned above, Kosovo would better fit to Africa than to Europe.
(Comm. Parrisson, 26 June 2013 10:57)
Mario, why do I get the feeling that you are not a Croat but some losser posing as one to get commenter riled up. Its people such as yourself that keep the hate between people alive. Shame on you.
(Jack, 27 February 2014 22:54)
Read your Old World History Michael.You have it backwards. Serbia was once part of Kroacia. .. Before World War I...
(Danica Mikan, 8 September 2013 07:43)