Zeljka Cvijanovic

RS Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic will be Dodik's SNSD party candidate to replace him as president of the Serb entity.

The general elections in BiH will be held on October 7.

The government of Republika Srpska on Sunday called for tighter control of Bosnia's state borders, closure of the borders to migrants and an increased police presence on frontiers.

According to the Serbian government, "the central topic will be regional cooperation as a driver of economic development."

Brnabic will address the opening of the forum, while she and Serb Republic (RS) Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic will speak at the central panel dedicated to "importance of regional cooperation."

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Brnabic spoke after meeting President and Prime Minister of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina (RS) Milorad Dodik and Zeljka Cvijanovic.

Brnabic immediately met with RS President Milorad Dodik and RS Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic.

The meeting was also attended by RS ministers of industry and energy, and of spatial planning, construction, and ecology.

While in Banja Luka, Brnabic will also attend the ceremony to promote and declare open the Eko Toplana heating plant, and meet with Mayor Igor Radojicic.

The 41-year-old leader of the Serbian Democratic Party from the pro-EU Alliance for Changes is positioning himself as the catalyst to end the Alliance of  Independent Social Democrats' nearly 12-year-long hold on power.

BELGRADE - Republika Srpska PM Zeljka Cvijanovic on Friday dismissed allegations about Belgrade having direct political influence on Banjaluka.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Friday that Belgrade wants to maintain its special relationship with the Bosnian Serb entity, announcing the release soon of a joint "Declaration on the Survival of the Serbian Nation."

Presidents and prime ministers of Serbia and the Serb Republic (RS) are meeting on Friday in the Palace of Serbia in New Belgrade.

After Aleksandar Vucic, Milorad Dodik, Ana Brnabic, and Zeljka Cvijanovic conclude their meeting, the governments of Serbia and the RS - the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina - will hold a joint meeting.

A Tweet on Friday, suggesting that Bosnia's mainly Serb entity could recognise Catalonia's independence from Spain has caused confusion in Bosnia.

"I have already submitted a motion to parliament. Republika Srpska could be the first country to recognize Catalonia's independence," the Twitter message, purportedly belonging to RS Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic, read.