NEW CONVOCATION OF MINISTERS ASSUMES DUTIES

BANJA LUKA, SEPTEMBER 9 /SRNA/ – The handover of duties between the previous and new convocation of the Republika Srpska Government took place today at the constitutive session in Banja Luka.

The constitutive session of the 18th cabinet took place at the Administrative Centre, followed by a press conference. The National Assembly of Republika Srpska appointed the new government on September 2, which will be headed by Savo Minić. The new government consists of four new ministers: Zoran Stevanović, the minister of transport and communications, Borivoje Golubović, the minister of education and culture, Anđelka Kuzmić, the minister of agriculture, forestry, and water management, and Goran Selak, the minister of justice. The new Minister of Interior is Željko Budimir, while Siniša Karan assumes the position of Minister for Scientific and Technological Development and Higher Education, with a swap of duties in the new convocation. The minister of finance is Zora Vidović, the minister of energy and mining is Petar Đokić, the minister of health and social welfare is Alen Šeranić, the minister of family, youth and sports is Selma Čabrić, the minister of trade and tourism is Denis Šulić, and the minister of labour, war veterans and disabled persons protection is Danijel Egić. The minister of spatial planning, construction and ecology is Bojan Vipotnik, minister of administration and local self-government Senka Jujić, minister of economy and entrepreneurship Vojin Mitrović, and minister for european integration and international cooperation Zlatan Klokić.