“Dodik to federal media: You can do with your holiday in Sarajevo whatever you want, but we will not celebrate it in Republika Srpska!”

“He added that at the level of BiH, except maybe for New Year’s, there is no common holiday, and regarding this matter, the Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska resolve it through their acts. Responding to journalists’ statements from the Federation of BiH that the trio Forto, Nikšić, and Konaković were under threat today in Banja Luka, the President of Republika Srpska retorted that they were not telling the truth: ‘They came there to provoke, and I made a serious effort to ensure nothing happened to them there, and I am proud that nothing happened to them. Is it a problem that they weren’t welcomed with red carpets?’ Dodik wondered.

Finally, the President of Republika Srpska stated that in the future, Republika Srpska will tighten its policy of banning such and similar provocations coming from Sarajevo.”