The Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska, Radovan Viskovic, said today that no project agreed at the level of the Republic of Srpska with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank has been questioned, but individual projects have been identified, mostly by local communities.
Viskovic added that a few days ago, he talked with the representatives of these banks, who expressed a certain reservation only when it comes to grant funds, stating that it is necessary to achieve political stability in BiH.
He explained that when it comes to such projects, it is not possible to separate one entity from another, because every project requires the consent of institutions from the BiH level, ie that a delay in financing one would mean a delay in financing another project.
“I have to give consent for the project of the highway that is being built towards Plove, and also Prime Minister Novalic should give consent for the project Corridor Five through Republika Srpska. If there is no such consent, there is no project for Ploce or Corridor Five through “I think we are not and we will not get to that stage,” Viskovic told reporters in Banja Luka.
He stated that individual projects, primarily local communities, agreed with EU institutions, such as the project of the city of Gradiska, which refers to wastewater, were called into question.
Speaking about the project for the construction of the wind farm “Hrgud”, the Prime Minister of RS said that the Government would ask the concessionaire to declare whether to terminate the concession agreement or not.
“I would like them to give up. We will give them a certain deadline by which they should declare themselves. We have enough interest in building those capacities, so that giving up does not cause us any confusion,” Viskovic emphasized.
As for the visit of German diplomat Christian Schmidt to Banja Luka next week, the RS Prime Minister said that there was no invitation from the OHR for a possible meeting.
“About ten, 20 days ago, there was an invitation from the OHR for a meeting with Schmidt. At that moment, I was not in Banja Luka and there was no opportunity for such a meeting to take place,” Viskovic said.
He added that he would be glad to meet with Schmidt when he becomes High Representative, but that until then he was only a German citizen.
