KOŠARAC: GRATITUDE TO RUSSIA FOR ITS BALANCED APPROACH TOWARD EVERYONE IN BiH

SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 2 /SRNA/ – The Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations in the Council of Ministers Staša Košarac met today in Sarajevo with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation Igor Kalabukhov to discuss the results of his recent visit to Sochi and the implementation of conclusions from the meeting of the Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation between BiH and the Russian Federation.

Košarac stated that the talks also covered the current political situation, as well as the settlement of the debt to the Russian Federation for natural gas delivered during the period 1991–1995.

"Russia is our friend and strategic partner, with whom we want to further strengthen and improve relations in all areas. Thanks to the responsible politics of the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, and the institutions of Srpska, we have not and never will allow BiH to impose sanctions on Russia," Košarac emphasized.

He underlined that Russia is a guarantor of the Dayton Agreement and that Srpska is grateful to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to Russian officials, and to the Russian people for respecting international law and for their equal treatment of everyone in BiH.

"I took the opportunity to once again express gratitude to the Russian side for its support in organizing the referendum in Srpska," Košarac stated in a post on Instagram.