Proposed secession of Republika Srpska
"Dodik wants to do with pen what couldn't be done with guns"
Milorad Dodik's "destructive and confrontational policy is the Federation's key problem, that is transferred to Bosnia and the region," says Bakir Izetbegovic.
This Bosniak (Muslim) member of the country's tripartite presidency was referring to the Muslim-Croat Federation (FBiH) entity of Bosnia. Dodik is the president of the Serb entity, the RS.
Serbs Announce ‘Operation Storm’ Anniversary Mourning
Serbia and Bosnia’s Serb-led entity Republika Srpska will hold a day of mourning to commemorate Serb victims of the Croatian Army’s Operation Storm on its 20th anniversary in August.
"Extremists publish plan to abolish Serb entity in Bosnia"
The Facebook group "Bosniaks" has published a map of Bosnia-Herzegovina and "guidelines and a detailed plan on the use of military forces to abolish the RS."
Dodik "not against compromise" on referendum
RS President Milorad Dodik says he is "not against" reaching a compromise when it comes to a referendum on state-level judiciary in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
"If a solution is found parliament could again be deciding on that," Dodik told public broadcaster of the Serb entity RTRS.
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Bosnian Serb Referendum Meets Chorus of Condemnation
The assembly of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, voted on Wednesday to hold a referendum on confidence in the country's state justice system and the authority of the international community's High Representative.
Russian embassy: Referendum Bosnia's internal matter
The holding of a referendum in the RS on state-level justice institutions is a matter of Bosnia's internal politics, the Russian embassy in Sarajevo has said.
A statement on Thursday said that it is known the Serb entity, the RS, has objections to the justice system in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
U.S. embassy: Referendum violation of Dayton, provocation
The U.S. embassy in Bosnia is "alarmed at the direction in which this planned referendum is taking the Republika Srpska (Serb Republic; RS) as an entity."
The embassy said it saw the referendum as "a threat to the security, stability, and prosperity of Bosnia-Herzegovina."
Bosnian Serb Leader Plans Poll Challenging State Court
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik proposed on Tuesday that a referendum challenging the authority of the state-level judiciary and Bosnia's top international official, the High Representative, should take place at the beginning of September.
Serb Leaders 'Toying' With UN Srebrenica Resolution
Bosnian Serb and Serbian leaders are using tensions over the UK proposal for a UN resolution on Srebrenica for their own political games, an international diplomat told Balkan Insight on Tuesday.
"This is a highly emotional issue ? and local leaders are again playing with fire," the diplomat said.
Lavrov describes British draft as "absolutely anti-Serb"
The proposed resolution on Srebrenica at the UN Security Council "will complicate the situation in the Balkans" Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.