“Vice President of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, Anja Ljubojević, stated that the leadership of Republika Srpska is pursuing a responsible policy and openly advocates for the respect of the Dayton Agreement and the Constitution of BiH. This stands for the state community of BiH consisting of two entities and three constituent peoples, where an independent Republika Srpska becomes the only option that will become a reality if the violations of the Dayton Agreement continue.
When asked by SRNA news agency to comment on the statement by the President of the SDS party, Milan Miličević, that the Dayton Peace Agreement is the framework for Republika Srpska and BiH, and that the secession of Republika Srpska is a matter for the future and probably for other generations, Ljubojević emphasized that she is pleased that SDS shares the same opinion as the ruling majority in Republika Srpska regarding the Dayton Agreement.
She added that serious politicians immediately raise another question: what is the solution if the Dayton Agreement is constantly violated and so eroded that it no longer resembles the peace agreement accepted by the Serb in 1995.
She expressed disbelief at the SDS leader’s statement, questioning why the leader of SDS, which was once a patriotic party or rather a national movement, now has a problem with the peaceful dissolution of Republika Srpska and leaves these issues for future generations to solve. She believes that such a stance is not fitting for the party’s president, let alone for a serious politician. Ljubojević questioned what would have happened if political leaders in 1992 had left problems for other generations to solve; there would be no Republika Srpska today, she emphasized.
She evaluated Miličević’s statement as evidence that, as the president of SDS, he has no contact with the people in Republika Srpska, does not know their desires and aspirations, but instead has connections with foreign embassies and individuals from Bosniak political circles, on whose behalf he brings their plans and intentions into the public space of Republika Srpska.
She stated that it is clear to them that figures like Michael Murphy and Christian Schmidt, as well as political Sarajevo, are bothered by the term Republika Srpska, especially an independent one, and she finds it shameful and almost unbelievable that the leader of SDS, whose leadership likes to say that it is a state-forming party and thrives on the laurels of the former leadership when it was indeed a state-forming party, today opposes the independence of Republika Srpska, calling it ‘hooks.’
Ljubojević questioned why it’s difficult to admit that today there is no ‘D’ of Dayton left and that Republika Srpska must defend itself against those who want a unitary, i.e., Bosniak Bosnia and Herzegovina, domination of Bosniaks over the other two peoples, foreign dominance, imposition of decisions, existence of unconstitutional institutions, property usurpation, etc.
She positioned herself as a representative of the other generation of politicians who want to live in a Daytonian Bosnia and Herzegovina, a state community composed of two entities and three peoples, where domestic elected politicians negotiate and make decisions, not some self-proclaimed high representative or ambassador. However, if that’s not possible, she openly stated that the only solution is a peaceful dissolution, coexistence, as she doesn’t want to leave a Bosnia and Herzegovina without any rights for some third generation of politicians where others elect presidents, impose decisions, celebrate non-existent holidays.
She highlighted that the ruling structure in Republika Srpska, led by the SNSD, pursues a principled and responsible policy that implies respect for the Dayton Agreement and a Dayton-based BiH as a state community of two entities and three constituent peoples, preserving the interests of Republika Srpska and its inhabitants.
She concluded by saying that anything conflicting with these principles and damaging Republika Srpska and its people leads to the disappearance of BiH and the peaceful dissolution of Republika Srpska. According to Ljubojević, these are crucial times when key decisions are made, and they decide whether Republika Srpska will exist or not. She emphasized that they do not retreat before anyone or fall under the influence of foreigners; instead, they fight for Republika Srpska and the Serbian people.”
