08.01.2023.
Minister Vučević and General Mojsilović at Celebration of Day of Republika Srpska
This evening in Banja Luka, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Miloš Vučević and Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces General Milan Mojsilović attended the ceremony of marking the 31st anniversary of the existence of the Republika Srpska.
Apart from the President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, and Serbian member and Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanović, the celebration was attended by President of the Natioanal Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Vladimir Orlić, members of governments and parliaments of Serbia and Srpska, representatives of the Ministry of Defence and Serbian Armed Forces, Serbian Orthodox Church and numerous guests.
In his address, President of the Natioanal Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Vladimir Orlić conveyed the congratulations and greetings of the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and stated that “today, we celebrate together the anniversary of one of the most important days in the history of the Serbian people”. He stressed that the creation of the Republika Srpska had been a way for the Serbs to find shelter for themselves and build a fence against suffering and destruction.
President Dodik reminded of 9th January 1992 when a tough and uncertain decision had been made in Pale to establish the Republika Srpska. He underlined that the Serbs had at that time desired a political autonomy and that they had wished to preserve peace. Dodik sent a message that the only war for the Serbs to survive in these parts is to look for their origins in their history and to preserve the memory of their suffering.
The artistic segment of the celebration included a multimedia retrospective of the history of the Serbs in the area of the Republika Srpska and Serbia and their fight for freedom and survival in these parts.
After the celebration, Minister Vučević and General Mojsilović with members of the delegation of the Ministry of Defence and Serbian Armed Forces attended official reception hosted by President Milorad Dodic to celebrate the Day of Republika Srpska.
