President Zoran Milanovic on Sunday forwarded his message on the occasion of International Women's Day, calling for persistent work on the enhancement of the status of women.

Although we live in the times when women participate in all spheres of the public, business and political life, International Women’s Day is an occasion for us to recall that it was not always the case, Milanovic writes on his Facebook account.

We still have to wok on the improvement of the status of women worldwide and also in the Croatian society, he added.

We must not stop until we make sure that, without exception, all women are entitled to the same rights as men, the Croatian president says adding that this is a prerequisite for Croatia to develop into a modern, progressive and civilised society.

He also writes that only an active role of the state can help in the elimination of the barriers that hamper the achievement of full equality.