Stjepan Mesić gave an interview for a German newspaper that will resonate in the Balkans.

He adds that an atmosphere has been created in which Croatia’s greatest enemies are all Serbs, but that atmosphere is changing for the better.

Is Croatia preparing to change its policy towards Serbia?

“I also hope that this step taken by Boris Milosevic will help the Croats to understand that the Serbs are not a problem or a danger for Croatia. But to be successful in that, Croatia must open up more, mainly to Serbia.” She should do it without intentions, without calculations, “Mesic said.

The former president of Croatia believes that it is necessary to understand that we are in the area where we are and that we cannot change our neighbors, but we can cooperate as reasonable people and understand that if the French and Germans agreed to create a new Europe after three big wars. borders and protects national minorities, then I suppose Croats and Serbs can do the same.

“Nowadays, it is completely irrelevant for the French on which side of the border they live, as well as for the German. It should also become irrelevant for a Serbian, Croatian, Albanian or Bosnian,” Mesic said.

He adds that the concept of a united Europe excludes any possibility of a new war on this continent.

“And we will exclude war as an option by allowing each nation to develop in its general cultural body, regardless of borders,” Mesic explained.

He says that Boris Milosevic’s departure for the celebration of the “Storm” in Knin is a positive step, but that all further steps to restore and improve relations between the two nations depend on the political will of the political elites in both Croatia as in Serbia.

“The better the relations between Serbia and Croatia, the more understanding there will be for the Serbian victims in Croatia. Therefore, all attempts in that direction should be welcomed,” Mesic said.

Concluding that there are incidents in which Serbs were attacked in Croatia, and that young people who were not even born during the war are behind the incidents, Mesic stressed that it is proof that there is not enough political will, but also proof that education is not up to par. homework.

“Instead of helping new generations to think about Europe, education fits into those national pens that only hurt everyone,” he said, adding that hatred is artificially maintained.

He believes that Serbia and Croatia have a compatible economy and that they can do a lot together if they cooperate well, and adds that “little Schengen” is a good idea, but that the final solution must be the entry into the EU of all those countries that want it. . Member states.