"This [self-determination referendum] is not excluded neither by them [Bosnia and Herzegovina], nor by us. This is an absolutely legitimate political issue that can be discussed. It is not on the agenda at the moment, although such possibility should not be excluded in the future. It is either a compliance with the Dayton Agreement, or a referendum as the most meaningful way of expression of national will," Dodik said.
The President of Republika Srpska also said that Republika Srpska Day referendum would put an end the humiliation by Bosnian authorities.
"Decisions of Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which are taken by three foreign judges and two Bosniaks, are considered to be democratic, although they undermine the constitutional character of the Republika Srpska and the Serbian nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Referendum is exactly the answer to their haughtiness regarding both the international agreement and the Republika Srpska".
The Republika Srpska is one of the two autonomous entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the other is the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their relations are largely affected by the civil war among Serbs, Bosnian Muslims and Croatians in 1992-1995.
On November 21, 1995, a three-year civil war in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ended between the Serbians, the autonomous Bosnian Muslims and the Croats, by reaching a ceasefire agreement at the US military base in Dayton, Ohio.
The Dayton Agreement aims to promote peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to defend the regional balance between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska.
