"I did not violate the Constitution. Such stories are aimed at casting shadow on the essence of the problem.," Josipovic said. "I can say only one thing to Prime Minister (Jadranka) Kosor and the government - the Constitution stipulates a procedure which is not a committee debate, it's a serious procedure and I call on Mrs. Kosor to initiate a parliamentary procedure to recall the President of the Republic. I am ready for this on condition that Mrs. Kosor submits her resignation should she fail."

Asked if the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) is prepared to go that far, Josipovic said that judging by the statements by HDZ official, it is.

Josipovic said that his visit to Bosnia was very important for Croatia and Bosnian Croats and that if he had a chance to do it again, he would have done the same.

Commenting on reactions in Croatia, Josipovic said he expected the government to shwo more maturity, adding that he was disappointed because the government lacked a vision about Croatia's position in the international community and relations with Bosnia and Bosnian Croats.

"Croats are not an equal people in Bosnia today and my speech has opened the doors to them to sit at the table as equals," Josipovic said.

He also said it was unrealistic of the the prime minister to edit his speeches, adding that he had called her for talks two days before his trip to Bosnia, but that she never showed up. Josipovic said however, that even if she had showed, he would not have changed his speech, as it represented the essence of a new Croatian policy.

Josipovic said that the government condemned the same speech that was welcomed by the United States and the European Union, adding that what the government was doing is harming Croatia.