"We must meet the standards and fulfil the preconditions awaiting our attention, and I hope that we will succeed in this," Croatian President Stipe Mesic said during a visit to Zagreb by Macedonian counterpart Branko Crvenkovski on 1 June, two days after the French "no" vote.
«Moramo ostvariti standarde i ispuniti preduslove koji nas očekuju, i nadam se da čemo uspeti u tome», rekao je hrvatski predsednik Stipe Mesić tokom posete Zagrebu njegovog makedonskog kolege Branka Crvenkovskog 1. juna, dva dana posle francuskog «ne» na referendumu o ustavu.