President Vučić visits Banja Luka

 

"We had a session of the Cooperation Council, I listened carefully to their opinions on the political situation in the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is important for us to try to preserve peace and stability and develop our economies, to provide citizens with a different and better future," President Vučić said, adding that Bosnia and Herzegovina is the third export destination for Serbia, and the number seven partner in trade exchange - along with Germany, Italy, Russia, China, Hungary and Romania.

 

"For us, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a very important partner and I believe that trade in 2021 can be significantly higher than in 2020, when due to the coronavirus there was a decline of 11 per cent, at a time when we reached an exchange of two billion euros", said President Vučić and added that he believes that the years ahead are years of growth, accelerated progress of both countries and that we can do a lot together.

 

 

 

At the meeting of the Council for Cooperation between the Republic of Srpska and Serbia in Banja Luka, the results of previous joint projects were analysed and plans were discussed for future projects of Srpska and Serbia, which will be actualised through the Agreement.

 

President Vučić said that today they talked about four municipalities that will be provided with significant assistance - Drvar, on the territory of the Federation, and three municipalities in the Repubčic of Srpska - Kostajnica, Dubica and Nevesinje, and that it is an investment of several million euros. He told the citizens of those municipalities that a lot will be done on the construction of local infrastructure, from roads, through water supply and sewerage, to facilities such as kindergartens and schools.

 

"It will be an example of what we can do for our people and for the citizens of the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina," the President pointed out.

 

 

Serbian member and Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, said that the Republic of Srpska hosted today the most significant visit ever from Serbia, which consists of the state leadership led by President Aleksandar Vučić.

 

Dodik noted that the cooperation between the Republic of Srpska and Serbia takes place within the Agreement on Special Relations, which is determined by the Dayton Peace Agreement, and pointed out that this is the best period in the Republic of Srpska in which, thanks to President Vučić and his team, Srpska can be proud of many important planned projects.

 

 

The President of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, stated that the Republic of Srpska and Serbia are working diligently on the construction of a highway that will connect Banja Luka and Belgrade, the airport in Trebinje and that the phase of making a large energy project "Buk Bijela" is about to begin.

 

Cvijanovic pointed out that she was satisfied with what has been achieved so far through the cooperation between the Republic of Srpska and Serbia, and expressed gratitude to Serbia for its political understanding, financial and every other support. She also thanked for the support that Serbia gives to municipalities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a majority Serb population, which are often left to themselves.

 

  

The meeting in the Palace of the Republic was also attended by the Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabić, the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dačić, the Minister of Interior Affairs Aleksandar Vulin, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik and the President of the Republic of Srpska Željka Cvijanović.

 

At the Ceremonial Academy held today on the occasion of the City Day, President Vučić was handed the key to the City of Banja Luka with the Charter of an Honorary Citizen of Banja Luka.