SRNA News Roundup /II/ - October 20, 2024

REPUBLIKA SRPSKA BELGRADE, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik emphasized that Republika Srpska nurtures values similar to those of BRICS, an organization of free countries that respect sovereignty, seek to cooperate in economic and other areas, and maintain peace in the world. KAZAN, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik emphasized that the exhibition of technology produced in Tatarstan, which he visited today in Kazan, is very impressive, featuring a modern and contemporary approach to production, which confirms that they are leaders in Russia in the field of technology and innovation. KAZAN, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik emphasized today in Kazan that Srpska should not miss the opportunities for cooperation in various fields offered by Tatarstan. KAZAN, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has said that it was a great pleasure for him to visit the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God today and emphasized that this holy site represents an inexhaustible source of spirituality for Orthodox believers, source of deep faith, forgiveness, and love for all. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska Prime Minister Radovan Višković says that the presence of the President of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, at the BRICS summit in Kazan is a great privilege and honor, not only for Republika Srpska but for the entire Serbian people, and that this does not mean that Srpska does not want to cooperate with others. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska Prime Minister Radovan Višković has said that the largest number of investments, perhaps in the Balkans, is currently being realized by Chinese partners and that these economic giants are more present in this region than the president of the PDP, Branislav Borenović, and his puppet masters would like. However, he noted that this does not justify criticizing the attendance of the President of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, at the BRICS summit. SOKOLAC, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - On Mount Kopito, near the Sokolac village of Sijerci, a monument was consecrated today for 97 fighters of the Cerski Chetnik Corps of the Azbukovica Brigade who fell in this village during battles with partisan units in October 1943. BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - In the Banja Luka local community of Lauš, a memorial service was held today for 112 soldiers of the Republika Srpska Army from this local community. BiH BELGRADE, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has said that they are keeping Christian Schmidt in Sarajevo as long as they are convinced that he could harm Republika Srpska. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has said that BiH simply lacks chemistry, arguing that the term "functional BiH" was invented to introduce a unitary BiH. He also claimed that the only malign influence in BiH comes from the British, Americans, and, to a significant extent, the Brussels administration. SERBIA MOSCOW, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, congratulated each other on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from fascist occupation, as announced by the Kremlin following a phone conversation between the two leaders. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - A ceremonial academy was held at the National Theatre in Belgrade in the presence of Serbian and Russian officials to mark the Day of Liberation of the city in World War II. It was emphasized that those who laid down their lives for the freedom and liberation of Belgrade must never be forgotten. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from the Nazi occupation in World War II, a march of the "Immortal Regiment" was held from the Memorial Cemetery of the Liberators of Belgrade to Republic Square, where a musical and theatrical program took place. BELGRADE, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ - Eight decades since the liberation of Belgrade is a great holiday for the Serbian people, whose place in history is that of a victor, said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin, who participated in the "Immortal Regiment" march today.