{"id":18586,"date":"2022-08-01T09:12:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T07:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=18586"},"modified":"2022-08-01T09:12:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T07:12:40","slug":"president-milanovic-in-imotski-croatia-must-not-stay-silent-over-threats-of-the-bosniak-political-leadership","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-in-imotski-croatia-must-not-stay-silent-over-threats-of-the-bosniak-political-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 in Imotski: Croatia must not stay silent over threats of the Bosniak political leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cAll my life I have been on the side of those who are weaker or those whom I perhaps mistakenly saw as weaker, even on the side of the Bosniak Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, Croatia must not stay silent in the face of verbal abuse and threats of physical violence coming from their political leadership \u2013 which I always separate from the people,\u201d the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 said today in the town of Imotski, where he attended the 31<sup>st<\/sup> anniversary ceremony commemorating the formation of the 115<sup>th<\/sup> Croatian Army Brigade of Imotski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the moment, I see the attitude towards the Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina as the biggest acute problem, and this acuteness threatens to become chronic. That is happening here, in this space of one people and two countries. The oppression that is currently, more than ever in the last few years, being carried out against the Croats, on their political status, pride, their constituent group status, is unprecedented. That\u2019s dishonesty,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107, stressing that Croatia has peaceful instruments to resolve this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you ask us, all of this will stay at the lip-service level. But even words, if they are irresponsible, can do harm. Be careful what you think and what comes to your mind \u2013 this is the foundation of many religious upbringings, Christian, Catholic and Islamic, because a bad thought is easily transformed into a bad word, a bad word into a bad deed, a bad deed into a bad habit, and a bad habit into a bad life, history and a bad reputation,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107, adding that the injustice that is being done to the Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be warned against by verbal means and persuasion through state instruments, and by way of their status. Due to the conduct of the Bosniak political leadership towards the Croats, President Milanovi\u0107 called on Bakir Izetbegovi\u0107 to return to Croatia the Grand Order that was awarded to his father, Alija Izetbegovi\u0107, by Croatian President Franjo Tu\u0111man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the defenders of the Imotski area, the President of the Republic reminded that \u201cCroatia has achieved a lot in these 30 years.\u201d \u201cOther countries in Europe were created, but only Croatia arose from the war and there isn\u2019t anything that this country should not be proud of, or be ashamed of. Our path was honourable. Hats off to you for what you have done for Croatia. In the end, it all comes down to a few good people. May God protect you,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 told the defenders of the Imotski area, concluding his address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating in the 115<sup>th<\/sup> Croatian Army Brigade of Imotski 31<sup>st<\/sup> anniversary ceremony apart from the President of the Republic were the President of the Association of Croatian Homeland War Defenders of the 115<sup>th<\/sup> Croatian Army Brigade of Imotski Nenad Puljiz, Vice President of the Association of Families of Fallen Defenders of Split-Dalmatia County (on behalf of the families of fallen Croatian defenders) Milan Rimac, Mayor of Imotski Ivan Budali\u0107, envoy of the Split-Dalmatia County Prefect Damir Gabri\u0107, and State Secretary in the Ministry of Croatian Veterans\u2019 Affairs and envoy of the Croatian Prime Minister and the Minister of Croatian Veterans\u2019 Affairs \u0160piro Janovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 115<sup>th<\/sup> Croatian Army Brigade of Imotski was formed in 1991. During the Homeland War, it participated in combat operations mostly on the southern battlefields near the area of Dubrovnik. Some 3,900 members, coming mostly from the town of Imotski, passed through the ranks of the 115<sup>th<\/sup> Croatian Army Brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for Homeland War Veterans Marijan Marekovi\u0107 was alongside President Milanovi\u0107 at the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n<!--GALLERY BLOCK-->\n<div class=\"c-lightbox-gallery js-lightbox\">\n                <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_5458-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_5458-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_5803-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_5803-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_6136-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_6136-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_6251-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_6251-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n        <\/div>\n<!--end GALLERY BLOCK-->\n\n\n\n<p>PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia\/ Marko Beljan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 attended today in the town of Imotski the 31st anniversary ceremony commemorating the formation of the 115th Croatian Army Brigade of Imotski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18584,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-18586","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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