The American ambassador addressed Milorad Dodik at the end of the year, here's what she told him

Message for the New Year

The decision to put the President of the Republic of Srpska on the US "Black List" is a political decision by the US government. This is a decision made by numerous US government agencies and at a very high level, said US Ambassador to BiH Maureen Cormack in an interview for today's "Oslobodjenje".

Will Milorad Dodik become a desirable interlocutor, he stressed, to decide on it.

- American politics in BiH is very clear. We support this country, its territorial integrity, the Dayton Constitution of this country, the path chosen by Bosnia and Herzegovina to Euro-Atlantic integrations and if it is chosen to work on the positive progress of BiH, for BiH citizens, as I often say - we are ready to work with all the leaders sharing these goals, "Cormack said.

She said that it is important to say very clearly that this is not about the Republika Srpska nor the citizens of RS. The US government cooperates extensively with citizens in the RS and with RS entity institutions, through numerous USAID projects and programs, say, through the Farm 2 program, which is a major economic project, but also through many others.

"Actually, I want to point out that it is very important to keep in mind the fact that Mr. Dodik has chosen all that is happening. It is simply necessary to abandon its goals of constantly pulling back BiH, talking about secession, opposing the country's chosen path to Euro-Atlantic integrations - said, among other things, Ambassador Cormack.

• 29 Dec, 2017
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