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Republika Srpska Self-Determination Vote Possible – Dodik

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The Republika Srpska, the majority-Serb entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, does not exclude the possibility of national self-determination referendum in future if the Dayton Agreement is violated, President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik told Sputnik.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Republika Srpska plans to hold a referendum on September 25 on the Republika Srpska Day to be celebrated annually on January 9. Republika Srpska does not agree to celebrate the national day of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the March 1 as on that day, in 1992, Bosnian Parliament proclaimed the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina without the presence of Bosnian Serbs. The Republika Srpska believes that Bosnia and Herzegovina could block the decision of the referendum that could be considered a violation of the Dayton Agreement that ended the Bosnian War.

"This [self-determination referendum] is not excluded neither by them [Bosnia and Herzegovina], nor by us. This is an absolutely legitimate political issue that can be discussed. It is not on the agenda at the moment, although such possibility should not be excluded in the future. It is either a compliance with the Dayton Agreement, or a referendum as the most meaningful way of expression of national will," Dodik said.

The President of Republika Srpska also said that Republika Srpska Day referendum would put an end the humiliation by Bosnian authorities.

"Decisions of Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which are taken by three foreign judges and two Bosniaks, are considered to be democratic, although they undermine the constitutional character of the Republika Srpska and the Serbian nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Referendum is exactly the answer to their haughtiness regarding both the international agreement and the Republika Srpska".

The Republika Srpska is one of the two autonomous entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the other is the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their relations are largely affected by the civil war among Serbs, Bosnian Muslims and Croatians in 1992-1995.

On November 21, 1995, a three-year civil war in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ended between the Serbians, the autonomous Bosnian Muslims and the Croats, by reaching a ceasefire agreement at the US military base in Dayton, Ohio.

The Dayton Agreement aims to promote peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to defend the regional balance between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska.

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