DODIK: MORE THAN THREE BILLION BAM IN APPROVED PROJECTS

BANJA LUKA, MARCH 31 /SRNA/ – SNSD Leader Milorad Dodik has stated today that the current value of approved projects in Republika Srpska exceeds three billion BAM, and announced that construction of the Bijeljina - Brčko District motorway will soon begin, along with intensified works on the Rača - Bijeljina route.

"We have an offer to engage EUR 400 million for the construction of the Doboj - Modriča road section and we will continue discussions with the interested parties. If we finalize the agreement on the construction of that section, we will have the opportunity within the next four to five years, or even sooner, to complete the entire route connecting Banja Luka and Bijeljina with Belgrade," Dodik said at a press conference in Banja Luka during a break in the SNSD Presidency session. He emphasized that this is the primary goal, stating that SNSD officials are implementing all these projects. "We came up with this, we organised it, and we secured the funds for it. All of this can be counted among our policies that have proven successful," Dodik stressed. He also announced the establishment of a public company that would unify and manage all relay infrastructure, adding that the digital sovereignty of Republika Srpska will be enabled through the development of a single optical network across the entity. Dodik further announced that within three to six months a public company will be established to restore and manage old fortresses across the territory of Republika Srpska, which could represent significant tourist and other forms of presentation. He believes that the digitalization of the electoral process is a deception and an introduction to the creation of election results, emphasizing that SNSD will prepare a response to these challenges. Dodik noted that the Central Election Commission /CEC/ of BiH is unconstitutional and illegal, politically motivated and supported by the OHR in imposing certain solutions related to the digital electoral process, for which people here are neither trained nor prepared. "There is clear evidence around the world that this technology has proven unsuccessful and speculative, and now they are trying to impose it here," Dodik said.