Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency chair Milorad Dodik will hold a meeting in Banja Luka with representatives of parliamentary parties from the Serb Republic (RS).
RS can take control of its borders overnight, warns Dodik
Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency chair Milorad Dodik will hold a meeting in Banja Luka with representatives of parliamentary parties from the Serb Republic (RS).
Source: Tanjug
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Speaking about the meeting, called for Thursday to discuss the intention of the leading Bosniak (Muslim) party, the SDA, to ask the Constitutional Court of BiH to change the name of the RS, Dodik said he expects all political representatives of Serbs to gather for consultations, "because this is a thing that brings us together."
"The RS is equally in the interest of the authorities and of the opposition," he has been quoted as telling the N1 broadcaster.
"The SDA has launched the initiative, but I'm not stupid. You mean to tell me to let them be and then cry about it? We don't trust the Constitutional Court that will always rule against the RS. If the SDA wants to do this, I will push for rigorous protection measures of the RS. We have all laws that enable us to take control of the border overnight already written. All we need to do is to schedule a parliament session and we can do this," said Dodik.
Asked if the Bosniaks would "look at this peacefully," he replied, "And what would they do?"
Asked whether he spoke with the Bosniak member of the BiH Presidency, Safik Dzaferovic, after the announcement of the initiative, Dodik answered affirmatively.
"Yes, we spoke. I told him, 'What are you doing, are you aware that you are starting up processes that do not work in your favor.' He claims that this is something legal. I really think this is unnecessary, that it substantially conditions relations and I still believe that it will not happen. This has stoked the fire in BiH," Dodik told N1.
if serbs in bosnia ask indpendence so should albanians in presheva bujanovc and medvegja. so should hungarians in vojvodina. its their land
(bert, 25 January 2019 16:07)
The problem here is there are not enough Albos in these areas to break away since Serbs outnumber you guys. Second the EU does not need any more beggar states since they are already weighted down with an economic nightmare called Kosova.
Let’s say that Serbia recognizes Kosovo and gives you Preshavo and Bujanovc etc and RS joins Serbia, Belgrade would not have lost a thing in that transaction. In fact, it would be a win win situation if they did just that but the Albos would still be up s*** creek without a paddle and your lot would be begging to go to Serbia to look for employment because there is nothing in Kosovo or Preshavo or Bujanovac.
Pristina now talks of selling Kosovo Telecom because its in a financial crisis. In any part of Europe, Asia or America’s these companies are ranked as one of the most profitable on the stock exchange except in Kosovo and you think the EU will support Preshavo breaking away LOL.
(sj, 25 January 2019 11:59)
WELL BOSNJA WAS BOSNJA WITH THREE DEFERENT RELIGIONS DO TO FOREIGN INVASIONS LIKE ALL THE BALLKANS. SO SERBIAN PEOPLE AND BOSNJA OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ARE THE SAME PEOPLE EXEPT THEY BELIVE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. NOW IF THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF ANY RIGHT TO PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION THEN THEY CAN LOOK TO BE FRRE FROM OPRESSORS. IN THIS CASE NO ONE IS OPRESSING THE SERBS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS OUTSIDE POLITICS OF CREATION OF BIG SERBIA AND FAILURE OF POLITICIANS IN BOSNJA . SO WE HAVE AGRESSION AND WAR. BUT I WOULD SAY SERBS IN BOSNJA HAVE THE RIGHT OF SEF DETERMINATIONS IF THEY DON'T LIKE TO LIVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN BOSNJA. I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE WITH HONESTY AND NEGOTIATIONS.IN PEACEFULL MANER.
(ari, 25 January 2019 09:47)
@bert, if a ethnic group is a majority population in any country in any province or suburb, does that guarantee automatic independence?
Why doesn't USA give the Albanian minority autonomy or put the Albanian language in their own constitution??
Latino race are the biggest population in USA and they don't claim independence, autonomy or language recognition.
Why do Albanians make a big deal in the Balkans?
Kosovo declared independence in 08 yet no Albanian from around the world moved there.
(Al, 25 January 2019 06:08)
albanians get ready to declare independence in preshevo bujanovc and medvegja. if serbs do this in bosnia you deserve to do your area too. serbia has room for more countries to be formed
(bert, 24 January 2019 20:56)
Seeing that Dodik has violated Dayton a number of times since it was agreed upon, I think it’s time to cart off this lard ass to a Croatian island for an extended holiday.
(Dobropidha, 24 January 2019 20:33)
as far as can be seen when using the kosovo process, all rs needs to do is hold their referendum, and then make the declaration.
is the bosnian constitution somehow different and stronger than the serbian, or english? did not the icj say that it is within legal boundaries for a subsection of a country to delcare independence from the parent country without including the whole of the nation in the voting process? are these not the very legs that croatia, slovenia bih and kosovo stood on when declaring their independence from jugoslavia and or serbia?
if somehow the dayton agreement is stronger than a constitution that might be a different case, but it isn't.
where is rs acting differently?
if your argument requires that you dig up some 20 year old event to apply to today, please provide with irrefutable rationale how far back one can go into history to apply to an argument that strictly involves current and future times.
(iron knee, 24 January 2019 19:41)
Calling dodik an aggressor for bosnias muslim majority aggressively going against its own constitution and Dayton agreement to deny serbs rights could only be made by one idiot Ari. The only aggressors today are the muslims in the Balkans who seek to steal land from anyone and everyone and attack serbs and their holy landmarks
(Zo, 24 January 2019 17:28)
Ballerina...
They are capable now to do more than before. so this comment is dangerous brinkmanship.
An old ploy to distract the people from the reality of living in abannanarepublik.
Bosnisn Politician Collective strikes again.
(frank zetaic, 24 January 2019 16:43)
@Ari I’m interested to understand how you see Dodic as an aggressor? Given the fact that (at the very least) the SDA is looking to break the very constitution that it represents? How should Dodic or Republika Srbska respond to this absurdity?
‘Oh okay, sure, you know what you have a good point. Let’s change the name. What on earth were we thinking!? Furthermore, let’s get Saudi Arabia to host the signing of this historic event.’
Is this what you expect? Huh? FFS - how delusional are you?
(Pushka, 24 January 2019 15:22)
The SDA is playing a dangerous game. The name Republika Srpska is stipulated and protected by the Dayton Agreement to which BiH owes its existence. Changing the name would require all signatories of Dayton to agree which is not going to happen in this case. If the Constitutional Court would decide on a name change then they not only violate the Dayton Agreement but also the constitution of BiH which is based on Dayton. The International High Representative then has no other choice but to dismiss the Constitutional Court for acting against Dayton and the constitution of BiH. The IHR however is biased.
The disagreement of the SDA is that name of RS roughly translate (as they say it) into "Serb Republic" and is therefore discriminatory against non Serbs. But the Federation of BiH is also known as the Muslim-Croat Federation which is discriminatory against non Muslims and non Croats.
If the court decides on the name change and is not corrected by the IHR then they create a dangerous situation which could lead to the dissolution of BiH and the Croats pulling out of the Federation.
(Joe A, 24 January 2019 13:00)
The SDA is playing a dangerous game. The name Republika Srpska is stipulated and protected by the Dayton Agreement to which BiH owes its existence. Changing the name would require all signatories of Dayton to agree which is not going to happen in this case. If the Constitutional Court would decide on a name change then they not only violate the Dayton Agreement but also the constitution of BiH which is based on Dayton. The International High Representative then has no other choice but to dismiss the Constitutional Court for acting against Dayton and the constitution of BiH. The IHR however is biased.
The disagreement of the SDA is that name of RS roughly translate (as they say it) into "Serb Republic" and is therefore discriminatory against non Serbs. But the Federation of BiH is also known as the Muslim-Croat Federation which is discriminatory against non Muslims and non Croats.
If the court decides on the name change and is not corrected by the IHR then they create a dangerous situation which could lead to the dissolution of BiH and the Croats pulling out of the Federation.
(Joe A, 24 January 2019 13:00)
Calling dodik an aggressor for bosnias muslim majority aggressively going against its own constitution and Dayton agreement to deny serbs rights could only be made by one idiot Ari. The only aggressors today are the muslims in the Balkans who seek to steal land from anyone and everyone and attack serbs and their holy landmarks
(Zo, 24 January 2019 17:28)
@Ari I’m interested to understand how you see Dodic as an aggressor? Given the fact that (at the very least) the SDA is looking to break the very constitution that it represents? How should Dodic or Republika Srbska respond to this absurdity?
‘Oh okay, sure, you know what you have a good point. Let’s change the name. What on earth were we thinking!? Furthermore, let’s get Saudi Arabia to host the signing of this historic event.’
Is this what you expect? Huh? FFS - how delusional are you?
(Pushka, 24 January 2019 15:22)
@bert, if a ethnic group is a majority population in any country in any province or suburb, does that guarantee automatic independence?
Why doesn't USA give the Albanian minority autonomy or put the Albanian language in their own constitution??
Latino race are the biggest population in USA and they don't claim independence, autonomy or language recognition.
Why do Albanians make a big deal in the Balkans?
Kosovo declared independence in 08 yet no Albanian from around the world moved there.
(Al, 25 January 2019 06:08)
as far as can be seen when using the kosovo process, all rs needs to do is hold their referendum, and then make the declaration.
is the bosnian constitution somehow different and stronger than the serbian, or english? did not the icj say that it is within legal boundaries for a subsection of a country to delcare independence from the parent country without including the whole of the nation in the voting process? are these not the very legs that croatia, slovenia bih and kosovo stood on when declaring their independence from jugoslavia and or serbia?
if somehow the dayton agreement is stronger than a constitution that might be a different case, but it isn't.
where is rs acting differently?
if your argument requires that you dig up some 20 year old event to apply to today, please provide with irrefutable rationale how far back one can go into history to apply to an argument that strictly involves current and future times.
(iron knee, 24 January 2019 19:41)
The problem here is there are not enough Albos in these areas to break away since Serbs outnumber you guys. Second the EU does not need any more beggar states since they are already weighted down with an economic nightmare called Kosova.
Let’s say that Serbia recognizes Kosovo and gives you Preshavo and Bujanovc etc and RS joins Serbia, Belgrade would not have lost a thing in that transaction. In fact, it would be a win win situation if they did just that but the Albos would still be up s*** creek without a paddle and your lot would be begging to go to Serbia to look for employment because there is nothing in Kosovo or Preshavo or Bujanovac.
Pristina now talks of selling Kosovo Telecom because its in a financial crisis. In any part of Europe, Asia or America’s these companies are ranked as one of the most profitable on the stock exchange except in Kosovo and you think the EU will support Preshavo breaking away LOL.
(sj, 25 January 2019 11:59)
albanians get ready to declare independence in preshevo bujanovc and medvegja. if serbs do this in bosnia you deserve to do your area too. serbia has room for more countries to be formed
(bert, 24 January 2019 20:56)
Seeing that Dodik has violated Dayton a number of times since it was agreed upon, I think it’s time to cart off this lard ass to a Croatian island for an extended holiday.
(Dobropidha, 24 January 2019 20:33)
WELL BOSNJA WAS BOSNJA WITH THREE DEFERENT RELIGIONS DO TO FOREIGN INVASIONS LIKE ALL THE BALLKANS. SO SERBIAN PEOPLE AND BOSNJA OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ARE THE SAME PEOPLE EXEPT THEY BELIVE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. NOW IF THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF ANY RIGHT TO PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION THEN THEY CAN LOOK TO BE FRRE FROM OPRESSORS. IN THIS CASE NO ONE IS OPRESSING THE SERBS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS OUTSIDE POLITICS OF CREATION OF BIG SERBIA AND FAILURE OF POLITICIANS IN BOSNJA . SO WE HAVE AGRESSION AND WAR. BUT I WOULD SAY SERBS IN BOSNJA HAVE THE RIGHT OF SEF DETERMINATIONS IF THEY DON'T LIKE TO LIVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN BOSNJA. I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE WITH HONESTY AND NEGOTIATIONS.IN PEACEFULL MANER.
(ari, 25 January 2019 09:47)
Ballerina...
They are capable now to do more than before. so this comment is dangerous brinkmanship.
An old ploy to distract the people from the reality of living in abannanarepublik.
Bosnisn Politician Collective strikes again.
(frank zetaic, 24 January 2019 16:43)
if serbs in bosnia ask indpendence so should albanians in presheva bujanovc and medvegja. so should hungarians in vojvodina. its their land
(bert, 25 January 2019 16:07)
Calling dodik an aggressor for bosnias muslim majority aggressively going against its own constitution and Dayton agreement to deny serbs rights could only be made by one idiot Ari. The only aggressors today are the muslims in the Balkans who seek to steal land from anyone and everyone and attack serbs and their holy landmarks
(Zo, 24 January 2019 17:28)
albanians get ready to declare independence in preshevo bujanovc and medvegja. if serbs do this in bosnia you deserve to do your area too. serbia has room for more countries to be formed
(bert, 24 January 2019 20:56)
Seeing that Dodik has violated Dayton a number of times since it was agreed upon, I think it’s time to cart off this lard ass to a Croatian island for an extended holiday.
(Dobropidha, 24 January 2019 20:33)
The SDA is playing a dangerous game. The name Republika Srpska is stipulated and protected by the Dayton Agreement to which BiH owes its existence. Changing the name would require all signatories of Dayton to agree which is not going to happen in this case. If the Constitutional Court would decide on a name change then they not only violate the Dayton Agreement but also the constitution of BiH which is based on Dayton. The International High Representative then has no other choice but to dismiss the Constitutional Court for acting against Dayton and the constitution of BiH. The IHR however is biased.
The disagreement of the SDA is that name of RS roughly translate (as they say it) into "Serb Republic" and is therefore discriminatory against non Serbs. But the Federation of BiH is also known as the Muslim-Croat Federation which is discriminatory against non Muslims and non Croats.
If the court decides on the name change and is not corrected by the IHR then they create a dangerous situation which could lead to the dissolution of BiH and the Croats pulling out of the Federation.
(Joe A, 24 January 2019 13:00)
@Ari I’m interested to understand how you see Dodic as an aggressor? Given the fact that (at the very least) the SDA is looking to break the very constitution that it represents? How should Dodic or Republika Srbska respond to this absurdity?
‘Oh okay, sure, you know what you have a good point. Let’s change the name. What on earth were we thinking!? Furthermore, let’s get Saudi Arabia to host the signing of this historic event.’
Is this what you expect? Huh? FFS - how delusional are you?
(Pushka, 24 January 2019 15:22)
WELL BOSNJA WAS BOSNJA WITH THREE DEFERENT RELIGIONS DO TO FOREIGN INVASIONS LIKE ALL THE BALLKANS. SO SERBIAN PEOPLE AND BOSNJA OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ARE THE SAME PEOPLE EXEPT THEY BELIVE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. NOW IF THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF ANY RIGHT TO PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION THEN THEY CAN LOOK TO BE FRRE FROM OPRESSORS. IN THIS CASE NO ONE IS OPRESSING THE SERBS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS OUTSIDE POLITICS OF CREATION OF BIG SERBIA AND FAILURE OF POLITICIANS IN BOSNJA . SO WE HAVE AGRESSION AND WAR. BUT I WOULD SAY SERBS IN BOSNJA HAVE THE RIGHT OF SEF DETERMINATIONS IF THEY DON'T LIKE TO LIVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN BOSNJA. I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE WITH HONESTY AND NEGOTIATIONS.IN PEACEFULL MANER.
(ari, 25 January 2019 09:47)
as far as can be seen when using the kosovo process, all rs needs to do is hold their referendum, and then make the declaration.
is the bosnian constitution somehow different and stronger than the serbian, or english? did not the icj say that it is within legal boundaries for a subsection of a country to delcare independence from the parent country without including the whole of the nation in the voting process? are these not the very legs that croatia, slovenia bih and kosovo stood on when declaring their independence from jugoslavia and or serbia?
if somehow the dayton agreement is stronger than a constitution that might be a different case, but it isn't.
where is rs acting differently?
if your argument requires that you dig up some 20 year old event to apply to today, please provide with irrefutable rationale how far back one can go into history to apply to an argument that strictly involves current and future times.
(iron knee, 24 January 2019 19:41)
The problem here is there are not enough Albos in these areas to break away since Serbs outnumber you guys. Second the EU does not need any more beggar states since they are already weighted down with an economic nightmare called Kosova.
Let’s say that Serbia recognizes Kosovo and gives you Preshavo and Bujanovc etc and RS joins Serbia, Belgrade would not have lost a thing in that transaction. In fact, it would be a win win situation if they did just that but the Albos would still be up s*** creek without a paddle and your lot would be begging to go to Serbia to look for employment because there is nothing in Kosovo or Preshavo or Bujanovac.
Pristina now talks of selling Kosovo Telecom because its in a financial crisis. In any part of Europe, Asia or America’s these companies are ranked as one of the most profitable on the stock exchange except in Kosovo and you think the EU will support Preshavo breaking away LOL.
(sj, 25 January 2019 11:59)
@bert, if a ethnic group is a majority population in any country in any province or suburb, does that guarantee automatic independence?
Why doesn't USA give the Albanian minority autonomy or put the Albanian language in their own constitution??
Latino race are the biggest population in USA and they don't claim independence, autonomy or language recognition.
Why do Albanians make a big deal in the Balkans?
Kosovo declared independence in 08 yet no Albanian from around the world moved there.
(Al, 25 January 2019 06:08)
if serbs in bosnia ask indpendence so should albanians in presheva bujanovc and medvegja. so should hungarians in vojvodina. its their land
(bert, 25 January 2019 16:07)
Ballerina...
They are capable now to do more than before. so this comment is dangerous brinkmanship.
An old ploy to distract the people from the reality of living in abannanarepublik.
Bosnisn Politician Collective strikes again.
(frank zetaic, 24 January 2019 16:43)