President Ivo Josipovic, accompanied by his wife Tatjana, visited the Ovcara memorial site outside the eastern town of Vukovar on Saturday where he laid a wreath and lit a candle at the monument commemorating 200 Croats executed by Yugoslav army troops and Serb paramilitaries 21 years ago.
Also attending the ceremony were the head of Vukovar-Srijem County, Bozo Galic, and the Mayor of Vukovar, Zeljko Sabo.
Later in the day, Josipovic was scheduled to meet with juvenile volunteers of the 1991-1995 Homeland War and attend a fund-raising dinner "For the academic future of Vukovar" the proceeds of which will go towards scholarships for Vukovar students.
On Sunday, the President is due to attend a Vukovar Memorial Day ceremony marking the 21st anniversary of the town's fall to besieging Yugoslav army and Serb paramilitary forces.
