RS strengthens autonomy "as it moves toward independence"

BANJA LUKA Milorad Dodik has said that the entity's main objective is "to strengthen the autonomy as a starting point for its further movement towards independence." The Serb Republic (RS) is the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the other being the Muslim-Croat Federation (FBiH). RS strengthens autonomy "as it moves toward independence" "The RS, except for the internal issues and challenges, has persistently been exposed to a constant struggle for its existential survival through a variety of so-called reforms, which we had to carry out or had been imposed on us," said Dodik, who serves as the entity's president. Speaking late last week at a reception organized on the occasion of Republic Day, January 9, he recalled that since it was formed, the RS had been exposed to "outside influences, more than any other community." "At the very beginning it was the war, then the development period," he said, noting that the "world financial and economic crisis, that had a global influence" followed. "It has not been easy, simple and without burden to lead the RS in this period of time," the president was quoted as saying by the public broadcaster RTRS. (Tanjug, file) Tanjug RTRS

RS strengthens autonomy "as it moves toward independence"

"The RS, except for the internal issues and challenges, has persistently been exposed to a constant struggle for its existential survival through a variety of so-called reforms, which we had to carry out or had been imposed on us," said Dodik, who serves as the entity's president.

Speaking late last week at a reception organized on the occasion of Republic Day, January 9, he recalled that since it was formed, the RS had been exposed to "outside influences, more than any other community."

"At the very beginning it was the war, then the development period," he said, noting that the "world financial and economic crisis, that had a global influence" followed.

"It has not been easy, simple and without burden to lead the RS in this period of time," the president was quoted as saying by the public broadcaster RTRS.