The Associated Press says that Josipovic's speech is "the clearest message of reconciliation to date from any leader of the three nationalities involved in Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II."

France Presse said the Croatian head of state sent a strong message of reconciliation to Bosnia-Herzegovina, adding that during the his presidential campaign, Josipovic also insisted on the reconciliation in the Balkans.

Reporting about the programme of his stay to Bosnia and his trip to Ahmici and to Krizancevo Selo where he would pay tribute to Bosniak and Croat civilian victims respectively, AFP said that Josipovic will be the first Croatian president to visit Ahmici.

The Reuters news agency said Josipovic "is the first Croatian leader publicly to condemn Zagreb's war role in Bosnia,"

"His address to the Bosnian parliament was the latest of a series of steps by Croatian and Serbian reformist leaders to heal the wounds of the 1990s wars that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia," Reuters said,

This news agency recalls that in March the Serbian parliament adopted a resolution condemning the massacre of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica but the document made no mention of genocide and stopped short of apology, which was why Bosnian politicians hold it to be insufficient.

The Austrian APA news agency carried an extensive report on Josipovic's visit to Bosnia, quoting him as saying that Croatia is interested in seeing Bosnia as a stable and functioning state which can meet requirements for its admission to NATO and the European Union.

The Serbian news agency Tanjug also released a large article with highlights from Josipovic's speech and his statement that every life lost is a loss to everybody as well as his announcement that he will also visit sites where Serbs were killed.

The Italian news agency ANSA reported that Josipovic admitted mistakes of the 1990s policies and that he announced a new course in politics.