On that occasion, Kovačević stated that he laid flowers with a sense of pride in memory of the anti-fascists who, in a spectacular military operation in 1943 in the Neretva Valley, saved thousands of wounded soldiers while simultaneously defeating the fascist enemy in the continuation of the operation. "History remembers and studies that to this day. On the other hand, I feel bitterness that today, among others, flowers were also laid by those who, through their votes, enabled the election of Thompson fans like Marin Vukoje to the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina—someone who appeared at rallies where fascist slogans were shouted—or the election of Zoran Krešić to the leadership of Federal Television, who through his writings affirms the war goals of the convicted joint criminal enterprise," Kovačević said. He added that this is clearly a case of ideological confusion on the part of some, or perhaps a abandonment of anti-fascist ideology for the sake of their own comfort. He stated that even today in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a conflict between two concepts—fascist and anti-fascist—is ongoing. "I would tell Mrs. Darijana Filipović, as an ambitious lady, that she is absolutely right that this is a struggle between two concepts. One is the anti-fascist concept or anti-fascism with equality for all people, which I personally advocate, and the other is a sanitized fascism wrapped in the cellophane of 'legitimate representation of the constituent peoples' and ethno-territorial divisions through ethnic politics, which Mrs. Filipović clearly represents. So, another battle of anti-fascism against all manifestations of fascism lies ahead of us. Finally, unlike her, I will cheer for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team at the upcoming World Cup wearing the jersey of our country's national team, wrapped in the anti-fascist flag with lilies—the same flag under which the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted to the United Nations," Kovačević concluded.