Republika Srpska - Russia - MOI
06/23/2026
18:39

BANJA LUKA, JUNE 23 /SRNA/ – Republika Srpska Interior Minister Željko Budimir and Oleg Baranov, head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the City of Moscow, signed a cooperation agreement today in the Russian capital.
The first memorandum was signed in 2015, while the new memorandum further specifies forms of cooperation in professional training, exchange of experience and the implementation of joint training programs, the Republika Srpska Interior Ministry said in a statement.
"Mutual visits and cooperation between the two ministries have been a long-standing practice and relations between the two institutions are at a high level", the statement said.
A delegation of the Republika Srpska Interior Ministry, led by Budimir and Police Director Siniša Kostrešević, is on an official visit to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the City of Moscow.