ZAGREB, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Croatia on Monday dismissed the allegations claimed in a lawsuit filed in the United States that seeks compensation for property seized by Nazi-aligned Ustasha regime in Croatia during World War II.
The Republic of Croatia was not the successor to the Ustasha-led the Independent State of Croatia, which is clearly stated in Croatia's constitution, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry confirmed it was notified of the lawsuit, which was filed in a Chicago court by the several victims' descendants in the United States, Croatian News Agency HINA reported.
Croatia had 60 days to respond to the allegations from the lawsuit,it added.
The lawsuit demanded some 3.5 billion U.S. dollars in compensation for the damage suffered by Croatian Serbs, Roma and Jews during the Second World War, according to the report.
The Ustasha regime jailed thousands of Jews, Roma and Serbs in several concentration camps in Croatia during its run of 1941 to 1945. The number of people killed was estmiated to be around tens of thousands.
