Serbia’s Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin assessed as provocative the decision by the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, which said Saturday evening Vulin was not welcome in Croatia for the time being.

Earlier the same day Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated that Vulin’s attendance at the Sunday commemoration for the victims of the World War II Jasenovac concentration camp would not be a good idea.

The Croatia’s ministry forwarded a note to the Serbian Embassy to Croatia, condemning Vulin’s words that “it is only the Serbian Army’s supreme commander, Aleksandar Vucic, who can decide on his travel to Croatia and that this cannot be decided by Croatian minister.”

In a statement for RTS, Vulin announced, what he called, a resolute reaction of Serbia and added that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic would soon declare on this matter.

“The most horrible truth about Jasenovac is not only about what had happened but that today’s Croatia doesn’t want to repent for what it did,” Vulin told RTS. “This is an attempt of Croatia to silence someone who speaks truth about Jasenovac.”

According to Vulin, he did not even plan to go to Jasenovac, to attend the commemoration organized by Croatia’s authorities.