Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia: General Dudakovic calls Bosniaks to war against Serbs
BELGRADE - General Atif Dudakovic, commander of the Fifth Corps of the Army of BiH, at a meeting held in Luxembourg over the weekend dedicated to "genocide" in Srebrenica, called young Bosniaks to arm themselves.
U.S. introduces sanctions against RS leader Dodik - report
The United States has imposed sanctions on Milorad Dodik, president of the Serb Republic (RS), the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
This was reported on Tuesday by the Belgrade-based newspaper Blic.
Bosnian Experts Expect Little From NATO Chief's Visit
The secretary-general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, will visit Bosnia early in February, when officials are expected to update him on the improvements the country has made on the path to NATO membership.
Mrs Trump's Bosnian Shoemaker Denied Visa to US
Marinko Umicevic, technical director of Banja Luka's Bema shoe factory, said that he had sent a letter apologizing to Melania Trump because he will not be able to come to her husband's Washington inauguration on January 20 despite receiving an invitation from her.
Photographers Document Bosnia’s ‘War of Memories’
An exhibition of pictures by two Bosnian photographers offers stark images of memorials to people of all ethnic groups who were killed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Republika Srpska Halt Contact with Envoy Over Insults
BELGRADE - The Serbian republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has severed all ties with the international envoy to the Balkan state over his controversial remark about a national holiday.
Over 99 percent voted in Republika Srpska's referendum last September to mark the date of its creation on January 2, 1992 as a national holiday, in a move ruled illegal by Bosnia's top court.
Serb entity cuts all contacts with high rep over NDH insult
The government of the Serb Republic (RS), the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has decided to suspend all contacts with High Representative Valentin Inzko.
This came after Inzko compared the marking of RS Day on January 9 to the establishment of the WW2-Nazi allied Independent State of Croatia (NDH), that ran death camps where mass murder of Serbs, Jews, and Roma occurred.
Bosnian Serbs Suspend Contact with High Representative
The government of the Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska announced on Thursday that it has suspended communication with the country's High Representative Valentin Inzko, demanding an apology for statements in which Inzko compared celebrating the entity's anniversary on January 9 to commemorating the foundation of the Independent State of Croatia, a puppet state of Nazi Germany during WWII.
Krajisnik: Bosnia has become an impossible country, situation is alarming
BELGRADE - Serbia's president has urged greater protection for the rights of Serbs in the Balkan region after meeting with a former Bosnian Serb leader who was convicted of war crimes.
Nikolic: BiH's success impossible without success of RS
BANJALUKA - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, who is attending the Republika Srpska Day celebrations in Banjaluka on Monday, said he respected Bosnia and Herzegovina and wanted it to make progress.
Its progress is inconceivable without progress of RS, which, in turn, cannot make good progress without progress in BiH as a whole, he said.
Tanjug photo, Z. Zestic
Dodik: Republika Srpska wants its original powers restored
BANJALUKA - Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik said Monday the RS was primarily interested in its original powers, envisioned by the Dayton Agreement, being restored, and that no one would keep it within Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) if this proved to be impossible.
Serbian President Slammed for Meeting Bosnian War Criminal
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic's meeting on Wednesday with former Bosnian Serb parliament speaker Momcilo Krajisnik, who has served a sentence for war crimes, was met by anger from rights groups in Bosnia and Serbia.
Dodik: Republika Srpska Could Exit From Deal on BiH Armed Forces
BELGRADE - The Republika Srpska, a largely Serbian entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, could withdraw from an agreement on the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina amid the activities of the central authorities following the celebration of the Republika Srpska Day, President Milorad Dodik said Tuesday.
Turkey to change curriculum of former Gülen schools abroad
Significant changes will soon be made to the curriculum of Turkish schools abroad, which have been taken over from the network of Fethullah Gülen, the U.S. based preacher widely believed to have orchestrated the July 2016 coup attempt, according to the chairman of the Maarif (Education) Foundation.
Dodik's clash with West "to draw in both Serbia and Russia"
If Milorad Dodik's "plan on the RS leaving Bosnia" comes to pass, it "could lead to a war in the region and further confrontation between Russia and the West."
This is what Moscow-based daily Kommersant wrote on Tuesday, as cited by Beta agency.