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Croatian president Mesic arrives in Kosovo on January 8
Croatian president Stjepan Mesic.
Croatian president Stjepan Mesic was due to arrive in Pristina on January 8 2010, a day later than initially planned to avoid offending Belgrade by visiting on the day that Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas.
Already, relations between Serbia and Croatia are troubled because of Zagreb’s recognition of Kosovo as independent, which Belgrade rejects as illegitimate, and because of the rival allegations of genocide that Serbia and Croatia are trading in international court.
Croatia recognised Kosovo as independent just more than a month after the February 2008 unilateral declaration of independence in Pristina, and agreed in July that year to establish diplomatic relations.
When the International Court of Justice heard oral evidence in December 2009 on the question of the legality of Kosovo's independence, Croatia was among countries that spoke in support of Pristina.
On January 4 2010, Serbia filed papers at the International Court of Justice in The Hague levelling allegations of genocide against Croatia during the conflict that followed the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. Ten years earlier, Croatia filed the equivalent court action against Serbia.
Interviewed by Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) on January 6, Mesic’s foreign policy adviser Tomislav Jakic was asked why the final round of visits to neighbouring countries at the close of Mesic’s term of office did not include Serbia.
Jakic said that there had been an agreement for Serbian president Boris Tadic to visit Croatia in 2009, and for Mesic to follow up with a reciprocal visit, but Tadic had cancelled three visits to Zagreb.
Mesic’s visit to Kosovo will include meetings with president Fatmir Sejdiu, who will confer on Mesic one of Kosovo’s highest decorations, prime minister Hashim Thaci, and the speaker of the Kosovo assembly Jakup Krasniqi. Mesic is scheduled to address the assembly.
Mesic will be made an honorary citizen of Pristina.
Already, relations between Serbia and Croatia are troubled because of Zagreb’s recognition of Kosovo as independent, which Belgrade rejects as illegitimate, and because of the rival allegations of genocide that Serbia and Croatia are trading in international court.
Croatia recognised Kosovo as independent just more than a month after the February 2008 unilateral declaration of independence in Pristina, and agreed in July that year to establish diplomatic relations.
When the International Court of Justice heard oral evidence in December 2009 on the question of the legality of Kosovo's independence, Croatia was among countries that spoke in support of Pristina.
On January 4 2010, Serbia filed papers at the International Court of Justice in The Hague levelling allegations of genocide against Croatia during the conflict that followed the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. Ten years earlier, Croatia filed the equivalent court action against Serbia.
Interviewed by Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) on January 6, Mesic’s foreign policy adviser Tomislav Jakic was asked why the final round of visits to neighbouring countries at the close of Mesic’s term of office did not include Serbia.
Jakic said that there had been an agreement for Serbian president Boris Tadic to visit Croatia in 2009, and for Mesic to follow up with a reciprocal visit, but Tadic had cancelled three visits to Zagreb.
Mesic’s visit to Kosovo will include meetings with president Fatmir Sejdiu, who will confer on Mesic one of Kosovo’s highest decorations, prime minister Hashim Thaci, and the speaker of the Kosovo assembly Jakup Krasniqi. Mesic is scheduled to address the assembly.
Mesic will be made an honorary citizen of Pristina.
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Visar
Sun, Jan 10 2010 01:35 CET
"These are just last twitches of a dying man. Mesic will be gone soon but what he is leaving for the next guy is not good. The next president will have to work hard to undo all the stuff this one did." Peggy
What makes you so sure that the next man will undo all that Mesic has done?? You got to keep in mind Mesic served 2 full 5 year terms. He must have been pretty popular [...]
Read the full comment to be able to pull such a streak, therefore if the guy succeeding him better follow a similar path if he or she wishes to have the same run as Mesic.
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Mesic's chair is not cold yet and your new president is already talking about dropping the law suit.
A real slap in the face for Mesic, don't you think?
Like I said, if all Croatians thought like you, Croatia would be stuck in the past unable to move forward.
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Exactly right Ludvig.
They are discrediting themselves.
No need for anyone else to say a word.
They say it all and so well.
Hey you animal you,
No one could make the Serbian case better than you. One has only to imagine living next to you, dealing with your kind, on the daily bases. You cannot say that anything justifies your animal behavior. By the way, I have nothing to do with your problem, whatever that may be and I did not treat you like animal, that you are.
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No.1. yes people are reading this and all they will see is one ranting lunatic going off.
You are so filled with hate that you will most likely make yourself sick any time now.
You are however, making anyone who reads your insane comments sick already.
Can't you talk like a normal human being? Do you have to spew so much venom all the time?
Whatever you are on, do get off it.
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Sun, Jan 10 2010 23:52 CET
"You must be talking about Albanians. I know you are a littel mixed up. Albanians have elected heir criminals to government. "
you wish. and your mouth runs like a suwege. mladic is not albanian. and karadic the spineless rat is not albanian either."
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Is that so Argon? My mouth runs like a sewer. Can you point to anything I have written which is anything like that?
If you [...]
Read the full comment state something then you must be able to back it up with evidence.
Show me evidence where my mouth resembles your in any way.
You're right, Mladic is not Albanian.
But Thaci, Ceku and Haradinaj are and they are all criminals.
Funny how your criminals are in government.
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Sun, Jan 10 2010 15:09 CET
"This is not the European way and if you think that this will make Croatia look good and give her credit to enter EU then think again."
spineless racists stop harbouring genocidal killers and making them heros in the year 2010.
hypocritic serb ethnic nationalists are full of words but cowards comparable to rotten bacteria
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You must be talking about Albanians. I know you are a littel mixed up. Albanians have [...]
Read the full comment elected heir criminals to government.
Now the Serbs have tried theirs and sent them to prison in Serbia and also sent some to Hague.
What have the Croatians done? Pardoned theirs and Albanians elected their to governemnt.
Birds of a feather.....
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Visar, I would've thought that Croatians have learned something in the last ten years.
Behave like civilised people who don't let child killers out of rison.
This is not the European way and if you think that this will make Croatia look good and give her credit to enter EU then think again.
I am not saying that this alone will stop the process but keep this up, elect people like Mesic again and watch your chances slipping.
The world is a small place now. Everyone has access to the internet and [...]
Read the full comment everyone can see what sort of decisions Croatia is making.
People like you will obviously will only hurt Croatia's image.
"These are just last twitches of a dying man. Mesic will be gone soon but what he is leaving for the next guy is not good. The next president will have to work hard to undo all the stuff this one did." Peggy
What makes you so sure that the next man will undo all that Mesic has done?? You got to keep in mind Mesic served 2 full 5 year terms. He must have been pretty popular to be able to pull such a streak, therefore if the guy succeeding him better follow a similar [...]
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Actually Koinos, I would not say that all Crotians are ustasa war criminals. What I will say is that those crominals who murder children should not be pardoned like Mesic just did.
By pardoning these war criminals he is pardoning the crime itself. Is this what you think a democratic country does nowdays and still belongs in the civilised world?
These are just last twitches of a dying man. Mesic will be gone soon but what he is leaving for the next guy is not good. The next president will have to [...]
Read the full comment work hard to undo all the stuff this one did.
K.nous.
He makes Bozidar Dimitov look like "un enfant de Choeurs"
What's wrong with Croatia ? It is (now) a democratic country with EU accession aspirations (as long as it keeps the Slovenes sweet !), and has every right to develop its own bilateral relations amongst neighbouring countries.
But there is no pleasing Peggy, so she will probably respond with a counterblast saying that all Croatians are Ustashe war criminals !
Just to bring into your attention one more thing,
As long as it was President Tito (Croatian), SFRY was a prosperous country. With Milosevic (Serbian), SFRY "melt down".
Does it need further comments???
LOOK AT THE MIRROR!!!
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Alban wrote:
"We love Croatians, Slovens, Bosnians, Montenegrins, Bulgarians, Turks etc.... We don't have any problem at all with them. They love us too. "
Are you sure they all love you?
Wow, such high emotion and hatred.
You don't even try to hide it.
p.s. You don't have to ask permition to come ;) You will find the door and the heart open.
To all commenters who never gave a positive comment, who never found a friendly neighbor, who never accepted crimes done by their own state, who never accepted their own responsibilities, who never felt sorry for murdering, raping, burning to the fundaments churches and mosques, who always been blaming others for their own crimes ... .
Take a minute of time, get a mirror and look at your selves. You will despise that image you'll get.
The real problem is that you know and don't have the courage to see that.
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We are proud to be like all other neighbors. To give and to get respect.
We love Croatians, Slovens, Bosnians, Montenegrins, Bulgarians, Turks etc.... We don't have any problem at all with them. They love us too.
What about you???
You hate them, make always haltering comments.
LOOK AT THE MIRROR, THERE YOU WILL FIND THE SOLUTION OF YOUR PROBLEMS.
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WELCOME MR. MESIC
I'TS BEEN A LONG TIME WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!
Mesic just pardoned Croatins who were found guilty of murdering Serbs and were sent to jail.
A Nazi will not let another Nazi rot in jail. What's the problem with murdering Serbs? Nothing as far as Mesic is concerned. He pardons the killers.
Now if Serbia pardoned the Serbs in jail for the same thing there would be outrage here.
Hypocrites, all of you Albanians and Croats.
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without tourisim (which is quickly fading) strong support from old friend germany (for croatia's support 60 yrs ago) croatia would be poorer then kosovo ..serbia is was and always will be "THEE" country in the balkans..JUS THE WAY IT IS !!
The president of Croatia Mr Mesic we knows serbian mentality of them wrong politics in Eu so he do all the best for future that this country be in EU as democratic country like is Kosovo State
The president of Croatia Mr Mesic we knows serbian mentality of them wrong politics in Eu so he do all the best for future that this country be in EU as democratic country like is Kosovo State
The president of Croatia Mr Mesic we knows serbian mentality of them wrong politics in Eu so he do all the best for future that this country be in EU as democratic country like is Kosovo State
If Belgrade and the majority of Serbs are 'chilled' from the visit by the outgoing president of Croatia then I hope they don't freeze altogether when other prominent state leaders visit the state. Before, Serbs used to transform their blood mad nationalism and hate into violence and coercion in Kosova, but this time around they only capable of only using words. Suits me, Kosova, the whole of Balkans and Europe!
See you in the EU!, (oh and you should be be careful with regards to Croatia, they will enter the EU most likely this year and [...]
Read the full comment may block your bid in year 2018)
I love the newly decolonized Balkans!
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klara:
>>Yourself Peggy are a Nazi person by using a primitive sentence and statement like the one you did<<
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Mesic is outgoing President of Croatia. Croatia managed to ethnically cleanse itself. The Serbs were 13% population. Now they are 3% population in Croatia with 300000 Krajina Serbs wondering without a home throughout the World! In return, EU has commanded Croatia for those Nazi style action in the well known Croatian [...]
Read the full comment WWII tradition by giving them thumbs up for fast track EU membership. Mesic was instrumental champ in breaking up YU, as well as reviving the Croatian Nazi past. This last "Kosova" stunt/ hooray of his falls in realm of Peggy's lucid comment.
Peggy:
>>Kosovo has become a Nazi playground. <<
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Peggy,
You don't even know, how right you are for this occasion.
Best wishes.
klara
Fri, Jan 08 2010 13:42 CET
Inappropriate comment?
Yourself Peggy are a Nazi person by using a primitive sentence and statement like the one you did
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You obviously have no idea what a Nazi is.
Don't you see it every time you look in the mirror?
Dren
Fri, Jan 08 2010 14:17 CET
Inappropriate comment?
Serbs are just jealous that were moving up in the world and are still trying to hold kosovan's back. Sorry Not Anymore
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OK, let's see how far you get.
Serbs are just jealous that were moving up in the world and are still trying to hold kosovan's back. Sorry Not Anymore
Yourself Peggy are a Nazi person by using a primitive sentence and statement like the one you did
Kosovo has become a Nazi playground.
kada bi ja bio na tvom mestu ja bi nastojo da odrzim dobre odnose sa srbijom jeli licno ja imam familije hrvata i drugara koji su dobri ljudi....