BiH will raise the issue of building a gas pipeline from Russia

After winning the elections, the authorities of Republika Srpska intend to once again raise the issue of building a gas pipeline to supply gas from the Russian Federation through the territory of Serbia.

The gas pipeline construction project is being blocked by the Bosniak side due to long-standing political disagreements.

BiH currently receives Russian gas through a connection in the city of Zvornik on the border with Serbia, annual consumption is up to 250 million cubic meters.

BELGRADE, October 10 – RIA Novosti. The authorities of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina), after winning the elections, will again raise the issue of building a pipeline at the BiH level to supply gas from the Russian Federation through the territory of Serbia, Milorad Dodik, chairman of the ruling Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) party, told RIA Novosti.

“We believe that we should try once again to save the (peaceful 1995 - ed.) Dayton Agreement... This also means unblocking all investment projects, such as the gas pipeline. For 12 years now, the Bosniak (side, Slavic-Muslim politicians in Sarajevo - ed.) has been blocking the construction of a gas pipeline from Serbia to the Republika Srpska," said the leader of the ruling Srpska party in the Republic.

The reason for blocking the project is long-term political disagreements between official Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Dodik noted that if there is good will for cooperation on the Bosniak side, then the Republika Srpska is “ready to work on it.”

The Central Election Commission of BiH announced on Monday night that the candidate for the post of President of the RS BiH Savo Minić and the candidate for the post of member of the Presidium of BiH from the Serbs Zeljka Cvijanovic are winning the general elections in the country. Dodik said on Monday night that his fellow party members also receive two-thirds of the seats in the Skupshtina (parliament) of the Republika Srpska and declared the victory of the SNSD candidates.

Now BiH is supplied with Russian gas through a connection in the city of Zvornik on the border with Serbia, annual consumption is up to 250 million cubic meters, of which about 50 million are received by the Republic of Srpska BiH.