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But it will only be discussed after the local election in Belgrade, Vucic said on Thursday, according to Beta agency.

The leader of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina spoke at a ceremony marking Serbia's Statehood Day, held in this village where the decision was made in 1804 to launch an uprising against Ottoman Turks, occupying Serbia at the time.

Dodik said this place "sublimates in the best way the Serb nation's historic striving toward freedom."

Vucic was speaking in historic Orasac, in central Serbia, during a ceremony marking the country's Statehood Day.

He pointed out that it was "even more important to preserve and renew our people, because it's all for nothing if we don't have people."

"For that, we need the support of each individual in Serbia," Vucic said, pointing out to "a dramatic drop in the birth rate."

Nevertheless, Dodik gave statements to the media, Croatia's daily Vecernji List is reporting.

The leader of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina told RTL that the president of Serbia had brought "a message of peace to Croatia" and that it "seemed to him things could start getting better."

Milorad Dodik on Tuesday said he would cut Ramiz Salkic's salary by 20 per cent because the Bosniak [Muslim] Vice President of the Republika Srpska had "told notorious falsehoods that inflict inevitable damage on the RS's reputation".

These concerns have to do with the intentions of the authorities in the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Serb Republic (RS) - which the paper refers to as "the separatist-led regional government" - and also, with "deepening Russian influence."

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik on Thursday discussed infrastructure projects vital for connecting Serbia and Republika Srpska, noting the significance of implementing the projects for encouraging economic development of the entire region.

Turkish President Reccep Tayip Eerdogan has promised to assist Bosnia and Serbia build an inter-connecting highway, after meeting Bosnian Presidency member Bakir Izetbegovic and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Istanbul, Izetbegovic told the media.

The controversial Russian motorcycle club, the Night Wolves, known for its close ties to President Vladimir Putin, has invited the president of Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity to their annual party in Sevastopol, in annexed Crimea.

The bike show is scheduled for August 17.

It remains "unknown whether Dodik will accept the invitation", a source from Dodik's cabinet told BIRN.

leksandr Zaldostanov, aka Khirurg (Surgeon), also thanked Dodik in his open letter for the decoration - the Order of Honor with Golden Rays - given to him on the occasion of the recent marking of the day of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Zaldostanov referred to Dodik as "the son of the true deep Serbia" whose goal is to establish unity of the people.