“Today, Croatia is celebrating the Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, the Veterans Day, and the 23rd anniversary of Operation Storm. It is with profound gratitude and respect that we remember Croatian defenders who in the extraordinary Operation Storm liberated the largest part of then-occupied Croatian territory. We pay special gratitude and respects to their family members. This remarkable feat is laid deep in the foundations of our homeland.
To everyone at home and abroad, I congratulate August 5th - the Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, Veterans Day and Operation Storm anniversary!”
Marija Pejčinović Burić
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs