\u201cThe session will definitely take place, there are reasons for it, but we won\u2019t rush because there are very serious topics that need to be prepared,\u201d said the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 today in Vela Luka, commenting on the Prime Minister\u2019s proposal to convene sessions of the National Security Council and the Defense Council. \u201cThe Council is a coordinating body that, in practice, does not make any executive decisions. I am here, Plenkovi\u0107 is here, and if anything is needed, I am available whenever necessary. We will prepare the session thoroughly because there are important issues and topics that require serious discussion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking about the session\u2019s topics, President Milanovi\u0107 said: \u201cAnything can be on the agenda, and we can discuss any important matter concerning international peace and security, war and peace, that relates to Croatia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President reminded that the Prime Minister had rejected his proposal to hold a session of the National Security Council four times and added that he now accepts the Prime Minister\u2019s proposal. \u201cHe proposed it, I accepted. It will happen soon, but not next week,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI only discuss the situation in the military with Plenkovi\u0107. My only serious interlocutor is the Prime Minister, and his associates can be welcome partners in dialogue if the conditions are right,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 stated, commenting on public discussions regarding the situation in the Croatian Army. When asked by journalists whether such discussions were troubling the public, President Milanovi\u0107 replied that the public is also disturbed by \u201cthe statements of the Israeli ambassador in Zagreb, as well as the Prime Minister\u2019s letter to the NATO Secretary General.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat letter mentions a Chinese missile that Serbia allegedly possesses, so we will discuss that. However, this is not the beginning of Serbia\u2019s armament with offensive, aggressive weapons; they have already acquired an Israeli system with a range of 300 km, a dangerous and lethal weapon, for over a year. That should have been included in the letter to the NATO Secretary General, or it should not have been written at all,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Milanovi\u0107 believes that foreign policy should also be a topic for discussion at the Council, given that he and the Prime Minister have differing views on Israeli policy. \u201cWe should talk about it, but there\u2019s no way for me to change anyone\u2019s mind, and that certainly won\u2019t change. Should I just let the Prime Minister and his aides do whatever they want and keep silent about it?\u201d he asked, adding that when it comes to Israeli policy, \u201cthe majority of the Croatian people think the same way.\u201d \u201cWhy Plenkovi\u0107 and his associates don\u2019t see that, I don\u2019t know. And I have no illusions that this will change through discussion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t expect any tectonic shifts or changes in positions. And if someone believes that Israel is our ally and friend, there\u2019s no help for them. That\u2019s my stance, as is the position that Croatia should have recognized Palestine,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cThe session will definitely take place, there are reasons for it, but we won\u2019t rush because there are very serious topics that need to be prepared,\u201d said the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 today in Vela Luka, commenting on the Prime Minister\u2019s proposal to convene sessions of the National Security Council and the Defense Council. \u201cThe Council is a coordinating body that, in practice, does not make any executive decisions. I am here, Plenkovi\u0107 is here, and if anything is needed, I am available whenever necessary. We will prepare the session thoroughly because there are important issues and topics that require serious discussion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42448,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-42449","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n