Dodik wants "Dayton rules, not spirit"

RS Premier Milorad Dodik says that implementing the Dayton agreement's spirit is "the worst thing that happened to Bosnia-Herzegovina".

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Saturday, 17.01.2009.

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RS Premier Milorad Dodik says that implementing the Dayton agreement's spirit is "the worst thing that happened to Bosnia-Herzegovina". Instead, the Republic of Srpska (RS) prime minister would like to see the accord's "letter, not spirit" applied. Dodik wants "Dayton rules, not spirit" In 1995, the peace deal negotiated in Dayton, Ohio, brought an ended to the Bosnian war, organizing the country into the Muslim-Croat Federation, and the Serb Republic of Srpska (RS) entities. Now, Dodik told Sarajevo daily Dnevni Avaz, Bosnia is an internationally recognized state promoted by Dayton, while those who go against that agreement are jeopardizing the country the most. He added that the peace deal produced an internal organization that many are trying to deny, "which means that there is no internal consensus on its [Bosnia's] organization". "There is an outside consensus, but the internal one is very much questionable." When the reporter noted that Dodik, "despite the fact that he lives in Bosnia, sends messages every now and again that he doesn't like it", the premier said that "people in Sarajevo are to blame for that". "You in Sarajevo have done all you could to make me not see Bosnia-Herzegovina as my country… You in Sarajevo have this particular mentality, which, of course, you cannot spread and sell here, that's the problem." Dodik also commented on a recent EP resolution that sets July 11 as a day to mark the Srebrenica genocide, by saying that "many people from the RS also died in Srebrenica". "This positioning of the European Parliament is support for just one side, while neglecting the suffering of Serbs leaves a bitter taste in our mouths," he said.

Dodik wants "Dayton rules, not spirit"

In 1995, the peace deal negotiated in Dayton, Ohio, brought an ended to the Bosnian war, organizing the country into the Muslim-Croat Federation, and the Serb Republic of Srpska (RS) entities.

Now, Dodik told Sarajevo daily Dnevni Avaz, Bosnia is an internationally recognized state promoted by Dayton, while those who go against that agreement are jeopardizing the country the most.

He added that the peace deal produced an internal organization that many are trying to deny, "which means that there is no internal consensus on its [Bosnia's] organization".

"There is an outside consensus, but the internal one is very much questionable."

When the reporter noted that Dodik, "despite the fact that he lives in Bosnia, sends messages every now and again that he doesn't like it", the premier said that "people in Sarajevo are to blame for that".

"You in Sarajevo have done all you could to make me not see Bosnia-Herzegovina as my country… You in Sarajevo have this particular mentality, which, of course, you cannot spread and sell here, that's the problem."

Dodik also commented on a recent EP resolution that sets July 11 as a day to mark the Srebrenica genocide, by saying that "many people from the RS also died in Srebrenica".

"This positioning of the European Parliament is support for just one side, while neglecting the suffering of Serbs leaves a bitter taste in our mouths," he said.

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