Josipovic made the statement in response to questions from the press during his visit to the northwestern city of Cakovec. He said that the lawsuit was filed at a time when there was no cooperation between the two countries, when Serbia did not cooperate with the Hague war crimes tribunal and did not prosecute war crimes.

Croatia made several demands at the time, including shedding light on the fate of missing persons from the war, return of cultural treasures and prosecution of war crimes. Today these goals are close to being achieved and it is up to the government to decide whether these goals have been achieved and whether it makes sense to withdraw the lawsuit, the President said.

When asked if the support of opposition parties in Croatia for the union-organised May Day protest on Wednesday could be called an anti-government coalition, Josipovic said he did not see anything unusual in it and that he considered it a part of a political process that was customary in countries such as Croatia.

The task of the trade unions is to fight for the best possible work conditions and wages and they will be exercising this legitimate right of theirs on Wednesday. On the other hand, political parties want to score a few points for themselves and promote their policies and their candidates for local elections, Josipovic concluded.