Republika Srpska

Bosnia's ambassador to Serbia, Ranko Skrbic, resigned on Wednesday, citing "substantial and conceptual disagreements with the current policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina," local media reported Skrbic's resignation letter as saying.

NOVI SAD - Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Ambassador to Serbia Ranko Skrbic told Tanjug on Wednesday that he has tendered an irrevocable resignation.

Skrbic said that he has forwarded a copy of the resignation to President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik, who proposed that he should be appointed to the office in line with the RS Constitution in 2013.

Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik has called for the creation of a new international commission about the massacres of Bosniaks from Srebrenica in July 1995, which he called a “huge crime”.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik talked in Belgrade on Tuesday about the economic, social and political situation in Serbia and RS.

MOSCOW - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik will attend the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Leaders of 26 countries have confirmed their participation in the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, Sputnik reported.

MOSCOW - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik will attend the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Leaders of 26 countries have confirmed their participation in the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, Sputnik reported.

Milorad Dodik's public scolding of the well known Banja Luka journalist, Gordana Katana, has drawn strong criticism from local journalists.
 
The President of Republika Srpska - one of two entities in Bosnia - castigated Katana at a press conference over the weekend, after she asked him an alleged tycoon friend who had escaped a prison term.

BELGRADE - Following a helicopter crash that killed seven people during an attempt to save the life of a baby from Novi Pazar, officials of regional countries have extended their deepest condolences to the victims' families and the Serbian citizens.

BELGRADE - President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik stated late on Saturday that RS is turned to peace and freedom for all citizens regardless of their individual differences, but it also wants to be respected and not be bypassed in global processes including EU integration.

Bosnia took a small step toward unlocking the new EU initiative for the troubled country, after all MPs in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska voted for the declaration pledging support for Bosnia's continued EU accession process.