Proposed secession of Republika Srpska

BELGRADE - The latest resolution adopted by the European Parliament (EP) does not contribute to improvement of cooperation among countries and nations of the Western Balkans in any way, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik stated on Satruday.

Izetbegovic on Thursday demanded an apology from Republka Srpska President Dodik for his comments about Alija Izetbegovic, the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the incumbent Bosniak leader's late father. 

Dodik sworn in for another term as RS president

BANJA LUKA -- The Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Serb Republic (RS), on Monday in Banja Luka inaugurated its new parliament.

At the same time, Milorad Dodik was sworn in as president for another term in office.

BANJA LUKA - Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik said that the Dayton Agreement is destroyed by the actions of high representatives for Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), although still in force as an international agreement.

Izetbegovic's Party of Democratic Action, SDA, the main Bosniak party, and Komsic's Democratic Front, DF, which came second in the Federation entity in last month's polls, signed an agreement on a future coalition on Sunday with the Alliance for Changes, the opposition bloc from Republika Srpska, the country's Serb-dominated entity.

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A high-profile meeting between Bakir Izetbegovic, chief of the [Bosniak] Party of Democratic Action, SDA, and Milorad Dodik, head of the [Serbian] Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, ended without agreement after the Bosniak party made it clear that it intended to talk to other Serbian options first.

Serb entity leader announces coalition with Croat party

BANJA LUKA/SARAJEVO -- RS President Milorad Dodik has announced he would propose a coalition to the Croat HDZ BiH party, in the state institutions of Bosnia-Herzegovina.