SRNA REMAINS PILLAR OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA'S DEFENSE

PALE, NOVEMBER 11 /SRNA/ - The Media System of Republika Srpska - SRNA remains one of the pillars of Republika Srpska's defense today, given the role it has played over its 34 years of work, Staša Košarac, deputy chairperson of the BiH Council of Ministers, said during a visit to SRNA's headquarters in Pale.

"I am glad that SRNA has come back here to Pale, where it was founded in difficult times, at a time when Republika Srpska is developed and internationally visible, when it is one of the states many investors are interested in and a country that offers many solutions in the region," Košarac said. He had discussed the importance of the media outlet, its work so far and its development plans with SRNA's acting director Tatjana Parađina.

Košarac said SRNA was one of the pillars of Republika Srpska, pointing to its importance in informing the public from its founding in the 1990s to the present day.

SRNA was founded in difficult times but had managed to survive, grow and build a distinctive place in Republika Srpska's media landscape, Košarac said.

"SRNA was a service for all citizens of Republika Srpska that reported on the events of those years in an appropriate and objective way. In the postwar period it continued to develop and became a symbol of objective journalism, as well as a foundation for other media that use its services," Košarac said.

He stressed that SRNA's return to Pale did not mean it was not present in all other parts of Republika Srpska, since its work covered the whole of Republika Srpska, BiH and the region.

Košarac thanked SRNA's management and journalists for their professional reporting. Despite numerous business challenges, he said, the agency had managed to survive and grow and had serious plans for the future.

Košarac presented a painting with motifs of Jahorina mountain, which will hang in SRNA+s new headquarters.