Jolie, who is also a human rights activist and a UNICEF ambassador, arrived in Croatia on Friday to attend a performance of "King Lear" by the Ulysses Theatre on the Brijuni islands.

"Croatia's problem is not in people, because we have brilliant experts, nor in equipment, but in funding. Lack of money and the crisis which has hit us are slowing down this project (demining), which is expected to be completed by 2019, and without certain activities, it won't be possible to complete it," Josipovic told the press.

He added that Jolie would try to bring other donors and that this was a good first step in the realisation of the demining project.

"It's now up to those in charge of the project to find a way of engaging the actress," said Josipovic.

Also present at the meeting was Djurdja Adlesic, head of the Croatia Without Mines Foundation, who briefed Jolie about projects aimed at stepping up the demining of the remaining 800 square kilometres of mine-suspected land in Croatia.

Josipovic also said Jolie was impressed by Croatia's beauty, especially the Brijuni archipelago, as well as the cultural activity in Croatia.

Speaking to the press after the "King Lear" performance last night, the actress highly praised both the performance and lead actor Rade Serbedzija.

Jolie said she was also impressed by Brijuni, saying the archipelago was more beautiful than she had expected. She said her two children had enjoyed swimming in the sea and that she would definitely return to Brijuni with her family as well as recommend the isles to her friends.

Jolie said she wanted to come to Brijuni last summer but had to cancel at the last minute because of other commitments. She added that upon arriving, she briefly met with Josipovic and that they talked about Croatia, art, and demining.

Jolie said she was familiar with that problem, as she has a house in Cambodia, but that she was surprised the mine problem was big in Croatia too.

Josipovic told the press last night that Jolie's arrival on Brijuni and her attendance at the "King Lear" performance were immeasurable for Croatia's promotion.

Jolie arrived in Croatia aboard a private plane around 4.30 pm on Friday and departed around 1 pm on Saturday.

Asked by the press today if he would soften his position on the appointment of ambassadors and when he and the prime minister would meet, Josipovic said "the law is clear and should be respected."

"I am always for talks. Also, it's normal for the president and the prime minister to talk about everything, but the procedure is clear. For the time being, I have no information about any meeting. When the invitation comes, I will gladly think about it," he said.