Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with RTRS that the West was trying to illegally encourage Sarajevo’s actions to make foreign policy decisions without any consideration of Republika Srpska opinion, and that this was the most serious violation of Dayton.
Asked how Russia sees BiH’s position on the issue of sanctions, given the actions of some ambassadors without institutional decisions, Lavrov said that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s position is important only if it relies on Dayton principles, which state that all decisions are made only by consent of two entities and three constituent peoples.
The Serbian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, announced today that on Tuesday, June 7, he will talk with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, and on June 17, with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
“I am being pressured from all sides to join the sanctions against Russia and to show some enthusiasm. We decided not to do that, because we know that this disaster will pass and that we will have to cooperate and have good relations with Russia,” he said.
He pointed out that the situation in BiH today is more divided than ever before, but he pointed out that there is no intention to spoil relations with the West, although there are daily pressures from that side to impose sanctions on Russia.
Dodik added that the epilogue is the upcoming meetings with Lavrov in Serbia, and then with Putin, and that he believes that this will provoke certain reactions in the West.
“It is mine to provide you with stability. Republika Srpska is stable today, it shows once again that in addition to strong efforts, it can find an answer both internally and externally and remain stable,” said Dodik.
According to him, the Republika Srpska has its own path, the Serbian Orthodox Church, which it is proud of.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will be in Serbia on June 6 and 7, where he will meet with President Aleksandar Vucic.
