Military alliances have become a leitmotif of public discourse in the Western Balkans.
Following the memorandum of cooperation in the field of defense between Albania, Kosovo and Croatia, and the agreement signed between Hungary and Serbia, Republika Srpska, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also seeks to be part of a military alliance, writes A2.
Its leader, Milorad Dodik, said he would formally seek to be included in an alliance with Serbia and Hungary: "Republika Srpska should never agree to be part of the NATO alliance. On Saturday we have an expanded session of the Government of Republika Srpska and we will demand to be included in the military and security agreement with Serbia and Hungary. We have the right to do this."
However, the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina prohibits the country's entities from having the authority to conduct foreign and military policy. This right is reserved only for the central institutions of Bosnia.
The Hungarian government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has for years focused its attention on Republika Srpska rather than on all of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It also helped Dodik's government with a loan from the Hungarian state bank. In 2021, Orban blocked a German initiative to impose European sanctions on Dodik for undermining Bosnia's institutions.
Hungary is the only EU member state that sided with Serbia and the authorities of Republika Srpska at the UN General Assembly and voted against the adoption of the resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica in May 2024. (A2 Televizion)
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