Speaking after the inauguration of the members of the BiH Presidency on Monday, Serb member of the presidency Mladen Ivanic encouraged his colleagues to work together on those matters upon which all parties in BiH can agree. Mr. Mladen, who now holds the rotating chairmanship of the presidency, also said that major changes to the Dayton framework are unrealistic. Mr. Mladen further stated that he is confident he can represent the interest of Serbs in BiH without harming the interest of other communities.
“I have been elected to this post by the will of citizens of Republika Srpska. It is my constitutional obligation to protect interests of Republika Srpska, and this I will do. However, I am convinced that I will also protect interests of BiH, because I do not think that interests of Republika Srpska are necessarily contradictory to those of BiH,” said Ivanic.
