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SRNA News Roundup /II/ - April 24, 2024

REPUBLIKA SRPSKA ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik attended today's ceremony of laying wreaths and flowers at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg, paying tribute to the victims of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, which ended 80 years ago. BANJA LUKA, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - The Serb member of the BiH Presidency Željka Cvijanović emphasized that the Alliance of National Minorities of Republika Srpska best affirms the richness of Srpska in diversity. She noted that diversity is a value ingrained in the foundations of Republika Srpska, emphasizing that national minorities have never been perceived as strangers, but as an integral part of society and will remain so. BANJA LUKA, April 24 /SRNA/ - Serb member of the BiH Presidency Željka Cvijanović, Republika Srpska Prime Minister Radovan Višković, and the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Miloš Vučević emphasized today the importance of joint engagement aimed at preserving vital national and state interests, as well as further strengthening the successful cooperation between Serbia and Srpska in all areas. BANJA LUKA, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Miloš Vučević said that Serbia would always stand by Republika Srpska and that they would continue to work together on the most important projects. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - The Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Patrushev, emphasized in a discussion with Republika Srpska Senator Aleksandar Vulin that Russia will not support a Resolution on Srebrenica and will use its influence to prevent its passage. BANJA LUKA, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska Minister of Transport and Communications Nedeljko Čubrilović and the Director of the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH, Zoran Tegeltija, noted today that, with the joint coordination of relevant institutions, it is necessary to simplify procedures at border crossings and expedite customs procedures in order to address problems faced by road carriers. BANJA LUKA, April 24 /SRNA/ - SDS president Milan Miličević has said regarding the US sanctions that a solution has been found to regularly pay salaries to 33 employed workers of the party. BiH SARAJEVO, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - At the first introductory meeting between BiH and the EU after the opening of negotiations, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers Borjana Krišto emphasized the importance of demonstrating determination and commitment to establishing constructive dialogue from the very beginning, and throughout the entire process, involving all levels of government. SARAJEVO, April 24 /SRNA/ - Minister of Security in the Council of Ministers Nenad Nešić spoke today in St. Petersburg with the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia, Igor Zubov, about cooperation in the field of security and global threats and challenges. SARAJEVO, April 24 /SRNA/ - The Embassy of Russia in BiH has said that the statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Council of Ministers, Elmedin Konaković, that "Russia's aggression on Ukraine has devastated the energy market" is politicized and that such qualifications represent his personal opinion influenced by his Anglo-Saxon mentors. BANJA LUKA, April 24 /SRNA/ - The international community has a plan to create by May 2 high tension and disseminate as much false information as possible about the arming of a large number of Serbs ready for conflict. Their main collaborator in this is the Minister of Defense in the Council of Ministers, Zukan Helez, according to well-informed sources, as reported by ATV. FEDERATION OF BiH SARAJEVO, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - The HDZ Club in the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of BiH said that they expect the Federal Minister of Internal Affairs, Ramo Isak, to address issues within his jurisdiction rather than engaging in the politicization of statements from Republika Srpska officials. SERBIA BELGRADE, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić has said that he is not optimistic about the outcome of /the vote on/ the resolution on Srebrenica in the UN General Assembly, as the pressure from big powers and co-sponsors of the resolution on small countries is becoming stronger and more noticeable. BELGRADE, APRIL 24 /SRNA/ - The Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia, Dubravka Đedović Handanović, has said that Serbia will not give up its fight for truth regarding the announced resolution on Srebrenica in the UN General Assembly and regarding the potential membership of self-proclaimed Kosovo in the Council of Europe.