“RS won’t secede from Bosnia-Herzegovina”

Republic of Srpska (RS) will not start adventures such as secession from Bosnia-Herzegovina, said RS President Milorad Dodik.

Izvor: Politika

Sunday, 22.05.2011.

13:59

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Republic of Srpska (RS) will not start adventures such as secession from Bosnia-Herzegovina, said RS President Milorad Dodik. He added that the RS wanted to keep the balance established by the Dayton Agreement. “RS won’t secede from Bosnia-Herzegovina” "Bosnia-Herzegovina can survive only if the rights of RS, guaranteed by the Dayton Agreement, are respected. The Bosniaks should also adhere to the Dayton Agreement in order to preserve Bosnia-Herzegovina. The way they are acting now is the best way to destroy the country," Dodik told daily Politika. He noted that dialogue on judiciary reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina agreed at the meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, would start in early June, when EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will arrive in Banja Luka to head the first meeting. "An EU expert delegation will come with him, and representatives of RS and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as joint bodies will take part. Difficult talks are ahead, and they will definitively show if the current justice system in Bosnia-Herzegovina can survive," he said. The RS president stressed that the RS was not asking for any rights outside of the Dayton Agreement and the Bosnia-Herzegovina Constitution. He said that he decided to postpone the referendum on the Bosnia-Herzegovina Court and Prosecutor's Office after the meeting with Ashton, because "new facts surfaced, which did not exist when I asked the RS parliament to schedule the referendum." "We have the right to defend our rights through democratic means, and we will not give that up. The key sentence in the agreement with the EU is that a referendum is not necessary right now," Dodik stressed. Milorad Dodik (Tanjug, file)

“RS won’t secede from Bosnia-Herzegovina”

"Bosnia-Herzegovina can survive only if the rights of RS, guaranteed by the Dayton Agreement, are respected. The Bosniaks should also adhere to the Dayton Agreement in order to preserve Bosnia-Herzegovina. The way they are acting now is the best way to destroy the country," Dodik told daily Politika.

He noted that dialogue on judiciary reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina agreed at the meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, would start in early June, when EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will arrive in Banja Luka to head the first meeting.

"An EU expert delegation will come with him, and representatives of RS and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as joint bodies will take part. Difficult talks are ahead, and they will definitively show if the current justice system in Bosnia-Herzegovina can survive," he said.

The RS president stressed that the RS was not asking for any rights outside of the Dayton Agreement and the Bosnia-Herzegovina Constitution.

He said that he decided to postpone the referendum on the Bosnia-Herzegovina Court and Prosecutor's Office after the meeting with Ashton, because "new facts surfaced, which did not exist when I asked the RS parliament to schedule the referendum."

"We have the right to defend our rights through democratic means, and we will not give that up. The key sentence in the agreement with the EU is that a referendum is not necessary right now," Dodik stressed.

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