Meeting was held with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev

The President of the Republic Srpska Milorad Dodik met today, in Budapest, with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

The President of the Republic of Srpska pointed out that Azerbaijan is interested in investing in projects in the field of energy in the Republic of Srpska.

The President Dodik emphasized that Azerbaijan wants to develop projects in energy, gas and oil, that they are prospectively the most important suppliers of gas and oil in that area.

“We previously gave consent in principle to the gas pipeline that went from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Albania. However, in the period when the Minister of Foreign Affairs was Zlatko Lagumdžija, when they started to ban the gas pipeline project from Serbia, it was stopped, then it was our interest. Now, it awaits a joint solution and I believe that the agreement will be reached through joint efforts”, it was stated by the President of the Republic.

The President of Srpska added that he has nothing against that gas pipeline comes to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that there must be a readiness for an agreement.

The President Dodik pointed out that the meeting was very constructive, emphasizing that President Aliyev is undoubtedly a great leader, who brought Azerbaijan into the ranks of stable countries.

“Also, what he is doing here today is that he is negotiating energy projects with the EU and Hungary that will in some way affect us as well, because a part will go through Serbia”, said the President of the Republic.

The President of the Republic of Srpska emphasized that the President of Azerbaijan expressed interest in working on issues related to energy in the Republic of Srpska, he was interested in what is the common level competence, and what is the responsibility of the Republic of Srpska.

The President Dodik stated that by the end of this month, the problem related to the investment of Azerbaijan in Doboj, where they want to activate the industrial plant, will be solved.

The President of the Republic announced a visit to Baku in the fall, the aim of which will be to encourage further cooperation and projects.