SNSD: PUTIN AND DODIK HAVE BUILT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR DECADES - VOTE FOR SAVO MINIĆ IS VOTE FOR CONTINUITY OF THAT POLICY

BANJA LUKA, SEPTEMBER 29 /SRNA/ - What Vladimir Putin and Milorad Dodik have built over decades - a strategic partnership based on mutual respect, historical ties and the shared interests of the Serb and Russian peoples - received fresh confirmation today from the highest level of the Russian Federation, the SNSD announced.

"The meeting at the Kremlin, where the Russian president hosted Savo Minić alongside Milorad Dodik, was not a matter of protocol-related coincidence. It is a signal. A signal that Moscow recognizes those who are ready to keep taking the course jointly established by Putin and Dodik - a course of firm alliance, unwavering defence of the Dayton Peace Agreement and consistent support for Republika Srpska," the statement reads. The words from the Kremlin - that Russia - Republika Srpska relations are historical, traditional and very close, and that contacts maintained for years with Milorad Dodik are now continuing with Savo Minić as well , it stresses, are just further confirmation of what is already clear: Russia sees its partners through the continuity of a shared policy. "This message is not about diplomacy - it speaks about a choice. A vote for Savo Minić is a vote for the continuity of the policy that Vladimir Putin and Milorad Dodik have built together over the years. Because Russia knows with whom it built this partnership. Russia knows with whom it would like to continue it. And it has left no room for doubt," SNSD said.