Dodik: Blokada novoizgrađenog Graničnog prelaza Gradiška najbolje pokazuje besmisao BiH

Milorad Dodik, president of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), ruling in Republika Srpska, said that the new blockade of the opening of the newly built Border Crossing (BP) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia in Gradiška "best demonstrates the senselessness of Bosnia and Herzegovina". Dodik said that not only citizens of Republika Srpska (RS), but also from the Federation of BiH and their businessmen pass through the Gradiška border crossing, and that it is the most freq

He added that RS invested forty million euros to build a new bridge, not counting the highway from Banja Luka to the new bridge. "We have been waiting 15 years for Croatia to solve the issue of infrastructure," said Dodik. According to his words, the representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina show with blockades how different the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina are. "This shows that we are two worlds. We are not only politically different, but we are in a serious civilizational misunderstanding with those from Sarajevo," concluded Dodik. Bosniak ministers in the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina did not give permission at today's emergency session to open the newly built bridge on the GP Gradiška, since a part of the old bridge at the existing border crossing in that city collapsed last night. This led to the complete suspension of traffic for passenger and cargo vehicles at the border crossing between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Previously, Zijad Krnjić, a member of the Management Board of the Indirect Taxation Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ITO), at today's meeting of the Management Board was again against the opening of the newly built GP Gradiška, stating that he will change his position only when the request to settle the debt from indirect taxes between the RS and the Federation of BiH comes up on the agenda. He stated that the RS needs to return 151.8 million convertible marks (52.6 million euros) to the Federation, which it received more based on the distribution of revenues collected from indirect taxes, which are under the jurisdiction of the state ITA.

Key points

• He added that RS invested forty million euros to build a new bridge, not counting the highway from Banja Luka to the new bridge.
• "We have been waiting 15 years for Croatia to solve the issue of infrastructure," said Dodik.
• According to his words, the representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina show with blockades how different the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina are.
• "This shows that we are two worlds.
• We are not only politically different, but we are in a serious civilizational misunderstanding with those from Sarajevo," concluded Dodik.