“We are three countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia -- countries that are now in transition and must cooperate with each other, because our economies depend on each other.”
“If Croatia starts righting communist wrongs beyond international accords that have solved those problems, I have every reason to believe this will threaten the very functioning of the state,”
“I think we can find a formula that would be to everyone's satisfaction, which would make it possible for Croatia to take some more steps and for Europe to accept us into its midst, and for the talks to start.”