Republika Srpska adopted a statement on January 9th

BANJA LUKA, (Patria) - The President of Republika Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, held a meeting today in Banja Luka with representatives of parliamentary political parties in RS. The President of Republika Srpska stated that the unified commitment of all political factors in RS is for Republika Srpska to continue celebrating the Day of the Republic, that this is January 9th and a historical fact, and that the Constitutional Court of BiH does not have the mandate to decide on this.

After the meeting with representatives of parliamentary political parties in RS, President Cvijanović said that a joint statement was signed stating that the decision of the Constitutional Court of BiH on the Day of RS is politically motivated and more political than legal in nature.

The President of the Republic emphasized that RS has the jurisdiction to pass a Law on Holidays and that such a law does not exist at the BiH level.

“The dominant story at the meeting was to discuss relations within BiH and what are the priority issues that RS institutions must address, what are the potential challenges and how we will always respond to them together. This is a huge political capital. A clear stance was expressed that we have answers to all questions and that relations within BiH have become unbearable. We want these matters to be put in order urgently because there are other priorities we need to deal with,” emphasized the President of Republika Srpska.