The chief of Republika Srpska (RS), one of many two political entities making up Bosnia and Herzegovina, mentioned on Sunday that the entity and Serbia will someday be one nation.
“We are here from the RS and Serbia because we belong to one nation. One day, we will be one state. No one will prevent us from doing so because it is our right and our history. The last century was the century of Serb suffering, and this is the century of Serb unification,” mentioned Milorad Dodik.
His feedback got here on the commemoration occasion for the 700,000 victims of the Croatian fascist and ultranationalist group Ustasha regime within the Donja Gradina village on the Croatia border throughout World War II.
“Serbs cannot live without freedom and a state. The state is the keyword of our freedom. We want to make it clear that it is no illusion or threat when the RS expresses its will, the will of the people for the formation of its own state because we cannot live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which oppresses us and threatens our freedoms,” mentioned Dodik.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s prime officers reacted strongly to Dodik’s remarks.
Denis Becirovic, Bosniak member of the Presidential Council, mentioned Dodik’s “scandalous” assertion is proof of the existence of the “Greater Serbia” venture.
“He announced the existence of a plan aimed at presenting the RS as a state and uniting it with Serbia,” mentioned Becirovic.
The Croat member of the council, Zeljko Komsic, mentioned Dodik was appearing as typical.
“Today, he just clearly stated his purpose. That is to give a part of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia. We see that they did not give up on this,” mentioned Komsic.
Meanwhile, Bosnia’s Foreign Minister Elmedin Konakovic invited Dodik to a paintball match.
“Let’s have a 15-day paintball match with those who talk about conflict. Let’s see how the nights go in the forests where others want to send their children,” mentioned Konakovic.
Dodik regularly makes statements concerning the Serb entity’s severe intention of the independence of the area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
