DODIK: VIDOVDAN SHOULD BE DAY OF SERB UNITY, NOT CONFLICT

BANJA LUKA, JUNE 27 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said that Vidovdan /St. Vitus Day/ should be a day of Serb unity, not a day of conflict, and a moment when Serbs should remember who they are, what they have endured, and why they have survived.

Dodik emphasized that Republika Srpska wants a united, peaceful, stable, and strong Serbia, and expressed appreciation for the efforts of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Serbia's legitimate institutions to ensure Serbia becomes exactly that - proud and respected.

"Even today, as we approach Vidovdan, that is especially important. Because Vidovdan is a day of Serb sorrow and pride. A symbol of freedom, resistance to foreign rule, patriotism, national identity, chivalry, and heroism. A symbol of suffering and faith - a myth upon which we built our Serb nation," Dodik wrote on X.

He says he believes that Vidovdan must not be a day of divisions and quarrels, as it symbolizes both the transience and eternity of Serbdom and Serbia.

"Vidovdan is a symbol of our resolve and commitment to our state, and our strength to stand tall when others expected us to fall," Dodik concluded.