Outline of Republika Srpska

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik on Tuesday to inform him of all Western initiatives regarding Kosovo-Metohija and the overall situation in Serbia's southern province.

EAST SARAJEVO - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik in East Sarajevo on Monday.

They spoke at the Republika Srpska office in East Sarajevo ahead of a Republika Srpska Day parade.

According to a statement released by Dodik's office, they discussed joint projects by Serbia and Republika Srpska.

BELGRADE - Republika Srpska must remain a driving force of prosperity and a foundation of stability despite all challenges, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in a congratulatory message to Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik on occasion of January 9, Republika Srpska Day.

Prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Republika Srpska entity are investigating Bosnian Serb MP Jelena Doric following a complaint over her appointment as acting director of the entity's roads authority in apparent violation of a law concerning conflict of interest.

Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency and head of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, the ruling party in Republika Srpska, has come under criticism after suggesting that religious officials' salaries should be paid by the entity.

The president of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Bosniak- and Croat-dominated Federation entity, Marinko Cavara, rejected allegations against him on Tuesday, one day after he and a minister from the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity were sanctioned by the US Treasury Department.

Police in Bosnia's mainly Serbian Republika Srpska entity and Sarajevo Canton have received emailed threats targeting schools.

On Wednesday, several police units in Republika Srpska and Sarajevo Canton received the threatening emails containing bomb threats to elementary and high schools.

Lawmakers in the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted on Thursday to adopt a draft law to set up the entity's own High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council - intensifying the political crisis in the country as Bosnian Serb political leaders continue to challenge state-level authority.

Speaking about the property, Dodik said in an interview with Belgrade's "Politika" that the Bosnia-Herzegovina's Constitutional Court has no right to determine ownership because it was resolved by the Dayton Agreement.
He announced that laws will be passed that will confirm that Republika Srpska is the owner of property on its territory.

Dodik blaming foreign powers for the tensions in Bosnia, accused them of wanting to create "a Muslim state" and warned that any move by the European Union to exclude the Republika Srpska from its initiatives in the country would only "cement the independence" of the entity.