Croatia has been praised for its economic performance and Racan appeared confident that his country would fulfil its obligations in the areas of co-operation with the UN war crimes tribunal, refugee returns and minority rights, as well as in implementing media, judicial and economic reforms.
Hrvatska je pohvaljena zbog svog ekonomskog učinka i Račan je delovao uvereno da će njegova zemlja ispuniti obaveze u oblasti saradnje sa sudom UN-a za ratne zločine, povratka izbeglica i prava manjina, kao i sprovođenja medijskih, pravosudnih i ekonomskih reformi.