PRESIDENT DODIK'S SPEECH RESPONSIBLE AND STATESMANLIKE, IN DEFENSE OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE

BANJA LUKA, MAY 21 /SRNA/ - The speech of Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik at the special session of the Republika Srpska National Assembly was statesmanlike and responsible, a speech by a leader who wants what is best for Republika Srpska, the Federation of BiH, and BiH as a whole, Branislav Okuka, advisor to the president, told SRNA.

Okuka emphasized that at a time of political and constitutional crisis in BiH, arguably the most severe since the signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995, President Dodik presented a comprehensive picture of the reality in BiH and once again confirmed that he is a serious and responsible politician who insists on dialogue, partnership, and cooperation, but without foreign intervention.

The advisor to the President of Republika Srpska pointed out that challenging situations require courageous and responsible politicians, which President Milorad Dodik certainly is, as well as the courage and willingness to face the problems and crises that shape the future and fate of BiH.

"In his speech today, President Dodik proposed solutions, partnership, and cooperation that offer a better future for the complex state union that is BiH, its two entities, and its three constituent peoples and others," Okuka emphasized.

He says that in today’s speech, President Dodik emphasized that there are neither winners nor losers when it comes to the Dayton Peace Agreement, but that there will be losers if, 30 years after its signing, we continue to accept that BiH is a colony and a protectorate, a test subject for many who have nothing to do with it.

"The fate of BiH should be decided by its peoples, who elect their political representatives and whose choice they are. A clear example of that is President Dodik’s very thorough and fact-based speech, delivered in a dignified manner, in which he defended BiH, Republika Srpska, and the Federation of BiH, as well as Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks, in other words, he stood in defense of truth and justice," Okuka said.