KOVAČEVIĆ: SRPSKA WILL ALWAYS RESPECT SERBIA'S AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS

BANJA LUKA, NOVEMBER 9 /SRNA/ – Serb deputy to the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH Radovan Kovačević said that Republika Srpska would always respect and support Serbia's authorities and institutions.

“Republika Srpska has always extended a hand to Serbia, because we have no one closer to us than Serbia, and Republika Srpska wants to continue working with Serbia,” Kovačević told ATV this evening.

He recalled that, apart from sharing one soul, language, culture and faith, Republika Srpska and Serbia are also bound by special parallel relations under the Dayton Peace Agreement, which Serbia signed and guarantees.

Speaking about Republika Srpska - Serbia relations following the recent elections in both Republika Srpska and Serbia, Kovačević said that election results were not something to be debated but respected, stressing that Republika Srpska respected them.

Kovačević recalled that, two years ago, the electoral will of the Banja Luka residents resulted in Draško Stanivuković winning the mayoral election, and that the SNSD had congratulated him on his victory.

He said that, in the recent parliamentary elections in Serbia, the Students' List won approximately 52 or 53 per cent of the vote, representing a clear and unequivocal victory which the SNSD had congratulated on and respected.

“We respect what the people of Serbia have chosen, and we hope that they respect what the people of Republika Srpska have chosen. If anyone fails to respect the electoral will of the people of Serbia or Republika Srpska, then they do not respect either Serbia or Republika Srpska,” Kovačević explained.

He said that the authorities of Republika Srpska had supported Aleksandar Vučić before the elections because he had the electoral mandate of the Serbian people and was a friend of Republika Srpska.

“Vučić has done a great deal for Republika Srpska internationally, through direct investments and support for almost every community in Republika Srpska,” Kovačević stressed.

Speaking about the international activities of Republika Srpska's authorities, Kovačević emphasised that the visit to Israel had taken place at the highest level, with Republika Srpska's symbols on display and in the presence of Israel's highest-ranking officials, as well as representatives of the United States and the Russian Federation.

“Republika Srpska's foreign policy is successful, carefully considered and thoroughly planned, rather than improvised. Our priorities are protecting the interests of Republika Srpska and improving the lives of every person in Republika Srpska,” Kovačević concluded.