More than 80 exhibitors from all over the Republic of Srpska presented at the sixth Festival of Domestic Products, which opened in Banja Luka; citizen turnout exceeded expectations; the message is to buy domestic – because it is the best.

The domestic products festival, organized by the Association of Young Economists of the Republic of Srpska, was opened in the presence of the Serb member of the BiH Presidency Željka Cvijanović, Minister of Education and Culture Željka Stojičić, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Savo Minić and Minister of European Integration and International Cooperation Zlatan Klokić.

The festival was opened in the multipurpose tennis facility in Mladen Stojanović Park.

The president of the Association of Young Economists of the Republic of Srpska, which organized the festival, Borislav Mandić, said that this Association had been founded six years ago when it launched the Buy domestic, invest in Srpska project.

He said that today the Festival was recognizable and traditional, and that he was proud of the exhibitors, partners and the project itself.

‘We should all work, be local and economic patriots, buy domestic products, because domestic is the best. I would like to thank the sponsors, the President of Srpska Milorad Dodik and Serb member of the BiH Presidency Željka Cvijanović’, said Mandić.

According to him, a festival where they can promote their products means a lot to producers.

‘Each promotion means a lot and we should all taste the products together today and buy the same products in supermarkets tomorrow thus proving to be local and economic patriots’, said Mandić.

The Festival presented unique domestic products made of fruits and vegetables, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and other delicacies, the Association of Young Economists said.

Source: RTRS – BL Portal

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