DODIK: SDS AND PSS DO NOT WANT TO DISCUSS JOINT DEFENCE OF SRPSKA'S POSITIONS, BUT RATHER THEIR OWN POSITIONS

BANJA LUKA, NOVEMBER 11 /SRNA/ – SNSD leader Milorad Dodik stressed that the SDS and the PSS have rejected talks with the ruling coalition on forming a government of national unity and establishing a joint defence of Republika Srpska and the Serb people’s positions, but instead, as they have done every time so far, they offered to discuss exclusively their own positions.

Dodik noted that whenever global, regional and local circumstances signal challenging times ahead, responsible countries and their political representatives choose to unite in a government of national unity.

Stating that all responsible politicians with vision understand this, Dodik added that there ar evidently no such politicians among the leaders of SDS and PSS.

"We regret that, once again, they have failed to understand the political moment and have not accepted our invitation to discuss how, in the coming period, we can protect the positions of Republika Srpska in a completely united manner, without divisions, while strengthening and improving its status," Dodik posted on X.

Dodik described remarks concerning the location of the meeting as unserious, noting that it is entirely customary and logical for talks between political parties to be held at the parties' headquarters.

"We approached this without any vanity whatsoever, completely disregarding the fact that we, together with our coalition partners, are the absolute and convincing winners of the last general election. When they remarked that they did not wish to come to the SNSD headquarters, even though they had previously visited the SDA headquarters without raising any objections, we offered to come together to the SDS headquarters instead," Dodik noted.

According to him, it is evident that SDS and PSS have failed to understand why they suffered such a convincing defeat in the elections just a month ago, and have instead continued pursuing the same losing political course, focusing exclusively on their own interests and positions rather than on the interests and position of Republika Srpska and its people.

The ruling coalition invited SDS and PSS to attend talks at which it intended to present its concept for a government of national unity. SDS announced last night that it was ready for talks, subject to certain conditions.