DODIK: COOPERATION AND MUTUAL RESPECT HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER

BANJA LUKA, NOVEMBER 27 /SRNA/ – SNSD Leader Milorad Dodik has said today in Banja Luka that Republika Srpska and Hungary are writing the best pages of their cooperation.

"This is the best cooperation that Hungary, Serbia, and Republika Srpska have ever had. I am grateful to the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán and to Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó for noticing us, standing by us, hearing our voice, recognising us, talking with us," Dodik said at a press conference after the ceremony in which Szijjártó received an honorary doctorate from the University of Banja Luka.

Dodik thanked Orbán and Szijjarto for recognising that Republika Srpska is pursuing a balanced and acceptable policy.

He emphasized that the excellent cooperation between Republika Srpska and Hungary in all areas would continue.

Dodik congratulated Szijjártó on the honorary doctorate.

The Rector of the University of Banja Luka Radoslav Gajanin presented the honorary doctorate today to Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó.