DODIK: GRATITUDE TO SERBS FROM THE REGION FOR SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING

BANJA LUKA, APRIL 25 /SRNA/ - The President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik said that Srpska is honoured for extremely important 21st Conference of Serb National Organisations from the countries of the region being held today in Banja Luka, expressing his gratitude to Serbs from the region for their support and understanding.

Dodik stated that this conference should receive much greater importance, media and attention of the state authorities of Republika Srpska and Serbia. He pointed out that today, the world is facing various bans on national and political gatherings, which is especially present in BiH. "What is important to say is that this is the first forum that brings together Serbs, as representatives of the people, from different countries and regions, which is a victory over the one imposed by the platitude of having Bosnian, Croatian, Slovenian, Romanian, Montenegrin, Kosovo, Macedonian Serbs," Dodik told the press in Banja Luka, where he attended the 21st Conference of Serb National Organisations from the countries of the region. He pointed out that there is unique Serb people that expresses itself best through this association, the declaration to be adopted will prove that. Dodik has stated that he is grateful to the people of the region for their support and understanding of current events, which they persistently and systematically follow. According to him, many people from BiH do not understand what is happening there, while our people from the region know it very well, especially when it comes to status, political and state affairs in Srpska. "That's why I'm grateful to all the participants and I believe this is one of the important events we are organising this year. Gratitude to the Republika Srpska Creators Association, which is the host here, and our support goes to everything they do," said Dodik. The conference of Serb national organisations from the countries of the region consists of the Permanent Delegation of the Association of Serbs in Romania, the National Serb Self-Government in Hungary, the National Council of Serbs in Slovenia, the Serb National Council of Croatia, the Joint Council of Municipalities of Vukovar Croatia, the Association of Serbs of Croatia. It is also made up of the Republika Srpska Creators Association, the Committee protecting Serbs in the FBiH, the Coordination Committee of the Serbs of Mostar, SNP "Choice is Ours," the National Council of Serbs from North Macedonia, the Serb-Montenegrin Society Morača-Rozafa from Albania and the Serb National Council from Montenegro, the National Assembly of Srpska announced.