Dacic: Croatia systematically building attitude of hatred towards Serbia, Serbs

BELGRADE - In a reaction to recent statements by Croatian FM Gordan Grlic Radman, Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday no one had the right to lecture Serbia on foreign policy and noted that Croatia was "systematically building an attitude of hatred towards Serbia and Serbs."

"Simply, that is something where we have a problem with Croatia - the fact an attitude of hatred towards Serbia and Serbs is being built there," Dacic said on Pink TV.

You cannot insult the president of a country without insulting the country itself, because the president is a representative of that country, Dacic said, commenting on Grlic Radman's statement about Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a protest note with the Croatian embassy in Belgrade over Grlic Radman's insulting remarks.

Dacic said that, in...