Dodik: I informed Putin about the work on the Orthodox center in Banja Luka

The President of the BiH entity Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, spoke today in Saint Petersburg with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.

- I am very glad that I had the opportunity to meet with President Putin, to talk about our activities and projects. I informed him about the development of the situation. He said he was satisfied with the development of projects in Republika Srpska - Dodik stated. He added that he also informed Putin that the construction of the Serb-Russian Orthodox Center in Banja Luka has begun, which will include a Russian church and facilities for educational, exhibition, and other activities.

Dodik added that he thanked Putin for the principled stance of the Russian Federation, which is shown at all multilateral levels, including the global level, such as in the UN Security Council, regarding reports on BiH.

Putin and Dodik spoke on the sidelines of the International Economic Forum held in Saint Petersburg, writes NAP.