The tenth Evening of the Republic of Srpska, marking a decade of existence of the Republika Srpska Homeland Community Subotica, started with the anthems of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Srpska in Subotica with about 750 guests present.<\/p>\n
The President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said at this ceremony that his policy and that of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107, were firm and that in his perception Srpska and Serbia were one state inhabited by one people, whatever they thought in the West.<\/p>\n
\u2018It is not easy with the big ones, but what we want matters always. Do not wonder what they think, but what we decide to do,\u2019 said Dodik and emphasized that Serbia could only be strong because of what Vu\u010di\u0107 was doing, which is having a strong position.<\/p>\n
\u2018Neither we nor you who came here from our regions have ever been Bosnian Serbs, we have always been Serbs. We can never allow to be qualified so. All they are doing is trying to separate us from Serbia,\u2019 said Dodik.<\/p>\n
\u2018Serbia, which is facing its many internal challenges, is present in the Republic of Srpska and I am grateful to Vu\u010di\u0107, because in all local communities in Srpska, and they are 63, Serbia has helped and donated significantly or built entire kindergartens, schools or some utility facilities,\u2019 Dodik stated.<\/p>\n
He noted that Serbs from the Republic of Srpska were very defensive of Serbia, because they knew it was their only guarantor.<\/p>\n
Serbian Minister of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, Nemanja Starovi\u0107, as an envoy of the Prime Minister of Serbia Milo\u0161 Vu\u010devi\u0107, said that \u2018Serbs from Serbia and the Republic of Srpska must be united today more than ever because many are trying to bring the Serbian people to their knees and back to some dark times\u2019.<\/p>\n
Starovi\u0107 stated that the Subotica Homeland Community was a bridge connecting Serbs from Srpska with compatriots in Serbia.<\/p>\n
\u2018Due to the commitment of the presidents of the Republic of Srpska and Serbia, Milorad Dodik and Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107, cooperation between Serbia and Srpska has never been better or more concrete than now, at a high and fraternal level,\u2019 said Starovi\u0107.<\/p>\n
The Mayor of Subotica, Stevan Baki\u0107, said that on this glorious night, we should not forget our brothers and sisters in our southern province, who defended the holy Serbian territory and all its holy places by existing in our Kosovo and Metohija.<\/p>\n
The audience was also addressed by the president of the Republika Srpska Homeland Community Subotica, Milorad \u0106opi\u0107, and the president of the Union of Serbian Associations of the North Ba\u010dka District, Miroslav Karan.<\/p>\n
The Representative Office of the Republic of Srpska has been traditionally supporting and helping all homeland gatherings in Serbia, including the Republika Srpska Homeland Community Subotica since its foundation until present day. After the ceremony, the Head of the Republic of Srpska Representation in Serbia, Mla\u0111en Cicovi\u0107, extended congratulations: \u2018Not only as a bond with the homeland and as guardians of our customary and cultural and artistic values, but also as Serbian citizens, our homeland associations are significant actors in preserving the Serbian identity: tradition, culture, religion, language and alphabet.\u2019<\/p>\n
Source and photo: Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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