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Serbia continues to honour Dayton Peace Accord
Belgrade,
7 November 2008
Serbian President Boris Tadic today stated that Serbia will never accept the division of Bosnia-Herzegovina into separate entities and will firmly insist on the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accord.
Boris Tadic
At a press conference following the second session of the Council for Cooperation between Serbia and Republika Srpska, Tadic stressed that any questioning of the integrity of Republika Srpska is dangerous and invited all Bosnian officials to consistently implement the Dayton Peace Accord, which guarantees stability.
He said that cooperation between Serbia and Republika Srpska is good, pointing out that it does not jeopardise the integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Serbian President also stressed that Serbia started an initiative for creating that kind of ties between Serbia and the Bosnian-Croatian entity.
It is up to Bosnia-Herzegovina to reconcile the differences within its three major ethnic groups, Tadic said.
He recalled that many projects in the fields of energy, education, health system, infrastructure and dual citizenship had already been accomplished in accordance with the Agreement on Special and Parallel Relations between the Republic of Serbia and Republika Srpska, announcing that the top priority in the upcoming period will be the completion of two bridges over the river Drina and construction of the hydro-electric plant Buk-Bijela.
The Serbian President also said that Serbia will discuss the international presence in Kosovo only with UN representatives, stressing that negotiations on reconfiguring the UNMIK mission are of great importance.
Serbia will not give up its policy of preserving the state’s integrity, regardless of all obstacles. Stability in the region can only be achieved by conducting such a principled policy, Tadic added.
Serbia strongly supports Bosnia-Herzegovina integrity and expects all countries in the region to do so regarding Serbia, said Tadic.
He said that cooperation between Serbia and Republika Srpska is good, pointing out that it does not jeopardise the integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Serbian President also stressed that Serbia started an initiative for creating that kind of ties between Serbia and the Bosnian-Croatian entity.
It is up to Bosnia-Herzegovina to reconcile the differences within its three major ethnic groups, Tadic said.
He recalled that many projects in the fields of energy, education, health system, infrastructure and dual citizenship had already been accomplished in accordance with the Agreement on Special and Parallel Relations between the Republic of Serbia and Republika Srpska, announcing that the top priority in the upcoming period will be the completion of two bridges over the river Drina and construction of the hydro-electric plant Buk-Bijela.
The Serbian President also said that Serbia will discuss the international presence in Kosovo only with UN representatives, stressing that negotiations on reconfiguring the UNMIK mission are of great importance.
Serbia will not give up its policy of preserving the state’s integrity, regardless of all obstacles. Stability in the region can only be achieved by conducting such a principled policy, Tadic added.
Serbia strongly supports Bosnia-Herzegovina integrity and expects all countries in the region to do so regarding Serbia, said Tadic.
From left: Mirko Cvetkovic, Rajko Kuzmanovic, Boris Tadic and Milorad Dodik
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, President of Republika Srpska Rajko Kuzmanovic and Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik were also present at the session.
At a press conference Cvetkovic said that the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will not be signed next week, hoping that it will at least be reached by then.
The IMF does not demand anything from Serbia but Serbia is fighting against the global financial crisis and therefore needs to cooperate with the IMF, stressed Cvetkovic.
Speaking on the dinar exchange rate, he said that it has calmed down and noted that the situation is much better than in the previous ten days.
He said that the session of the Council of Serbia and Republika Srpska focused on the Serbian budget for 2009 and the necessity of making savings due to the financial crisis, as well as the effects on the state coffers caused by the recent increases in pensions and salaries.
The Prime Minister stressed that Serbia’s aim is to keep the budget deficit below 1.5% of GDP.
Bearing in mind the possible effects of the global crisis, Cvetkovic said that projected GDP growth in 2009 cannot be above 3.5%.
He announced that it was agreed today to form a joint Serbian, Republika Srpska team for monitoring the effects of the global crisis in both countries, as the economies of Serbia and Republika Srpska are closely related.
Dodik said that political stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina has been hampered by the latest discussions on whether the High Representative should end his mandate next year.
He pointed out that Republika Srpska will not agree to a reduction in the importance of the various entities within Bosnia for the sake of EU integration, noting that the two processes have nothing in common.
The government of Republika Srpska is only protecting the basis of the Dayton Accord, said Dodik.
Also today, Prime Ministers Cvetkovic and Dodik officially opened the offices of the Republika Srpska Institution on Republic Square in Belgrade.
This will be the seat of a coordinating body for the cooperation stipulated by the Agreement on Special and Parallel Relations between the Republic of Serbia and Republika Srpska and a meeting place for businesspeople, scientists and cultural workers.
Cvetkovic and Dodik agreed that both Serbia and Republika Srpska are taking great strides toward the EU and are ready for compromise.
Serbia, however, is not ready to accept the compromise that would endanger its territorial and state integrity, just as Republika Srpska will not allow that the Dayton Accord is put at risk, Cvetkovic and Dodik repeated.
Also attending the opening of the Republika Srpska Institution were Serbian President Boris Tadic and Republika Srpska President Rajko Kuzmanovic.
At a press conference Cvetkovic said that the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will not be signed next week, hoping that it will at least be reached by then.
The IMF does not demand anything from Serbia but Serbia is fighting against the global financial crisis and therefore needs to cooperate with the IMF, stressed Cvetkovic.
Speaking on the dinar exchange rate, he said that it has calmed down and noted that the situation is much better than in the previous ten days.
He said that the session of the Council of Serbia and Republika Srpska focused on the Serbian budget for 2009 and the necessity of making savings due to the financial crisis, as well as the effects on the state coffers caused by the recent increases in pensions and salaries.
The Prime Minister stressed that Serbia’s aim is to keep the budget deficit below 1.5% of GDP.
Bearing in mind the possible effects of the global crisis, Cvetkovic said that projected GDP growth in 2009 cannot be above 3.5%.
He announced that it was agreed today to form a joint Serbian, Republika Srpska team for monitoring the effects of the global crisis in both countries, as the economies of Serbia and Republika Srpska are closely related.
Dodik said that political stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina has been hampered by the latest discussions on whether the High Representative should end his mandate next year.
He pointed out that Republika Srpska will not agree to a reduction in the importance of the various entities within Bosnia for the sake of EU integration, noting that the two processes have nothing in common.
The government of Republika Srpska is only protecting the basis of the Dayton Accord, said Dodik.
Also today, Prime Ministers Cvetkovic and Dodik officially opened the offices of the Republika Srpska Institution on Republic Square in Belgrade.
This will be the seat of a coordinating body for the cooperation stipulated by the Agreement on Special and Parallel Relations between the Republic of Serbia and Republika Srpska and a meeting place for businesspeople, scientists and cultural workers.
Cvetkovic and Dodik agreed that both Serbia and Republika Srpska are taking great strides toward the EU and are ready for compromise.
Serbia, however, is not ready to accept the compromise that would endanger its territorial and state integrity, just as Republika Srpska will not allow that the Dayton Accord is put at risk, Cvetkovic and Dodik repeated.
Also attending the opening of the Republika Srpska Institution were Serbian President Boris Tadic and Republika Srpska President Rajko Kuzmanovic.
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