DODIK: "NON-PAPER" DEEPENS THE CRISIS AND WASTES TIME

BANJA LUKA, MAY 23 /SRNA/ – The President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik stated that the German-French “non-paper” represents a deepening of the crisis, a waste of time and money, and yet another adventurous approach to BiH.

"The non-paper, which Germany and France have introduced into diplomatic circulation, shows that in the 30 years since the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the leading EU countries have learned virtually nothing about BiH," Dodik wrote on the social media platform X. He said that wrong assumptions have led to wrong conclusions, and therefore the measures for "overcoming" the crisis in BiH could not be anything but wrong as well. "Instead of directing energy and willpower toward a realistic assessment of the situation—its causes and consequences, and the devastation of an already fragile democratic capacity by international actors - Germany and France have chosen shortcuts and force," Dodik pointed out. He added that neither approach has historically produced results in BiH. "If comprehensive attention were devoted to BiH in the interest of BiH itself, and not for internal political needs elsewhere, I am confident that solutions could be found through dialogue with domestic political representatives. This non-paper deepens the crisis, wastes time and money, and represents yet another adventurous approach to BiH," Dodik emphasized.