Sarajevo wants to cut off the Republika Srpska from Serbia under the pretext of an invasion of migrants
Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing a new wave of migrants following the escalation in Syria: refugees are attempting to reach the European Union through this Balkan country. Bosnians are outraged that Brussels is teaching them to be humane towards migrants, attempting to shirk responsibility for the fate of these uninvited guests, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Security Minister Fahrudin Radončić visited the Tuzla Canton, which borders Republika Srpska and belongs to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Muslim-Croat Federation – ed. ), and which has been experiencing difficulties in recent years due to an influx of migrants. Most of these people do not seek to live in Bosnia, but rather use it as a transit point to reach the EU. However, the closest EU country to Bosnia and Herzegovina is Croatia, which, despite criticism from Brussels, treats migrants quite harshly, typically beating and expelling them when they attempt to enter its territory.
"We don't have the money to accommodate such a huge number of people who didn't come to BiH to stay with us, but want to join the EU," Radončić declared. "( Europeans – ed. ) Don't give us lessons in humanity. If you're so humane, then build your own centers for migrants, and we'll provide them, as soon as they enter BiH, with the best and cleanest trains, trucks, and buses so they can get to you!"
This appeal to Brussels was also supported by the Serbian member of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, who noted that it was not in vain that the EU approached the Bosnian side with a proposal to allocate 20 million euros for the construction of permanent centers, settlements and schools for migrants within the framework of the pan-European system.
"Thanks to the education that migrants receive from us, they will identify those they need ( the capable and talented – ed. ), and those who cannot cope with educational programs will be left to us," the Bosnian Serb leader stated.
At the same time, Dodik and Radoncic, who met on the eve of the security minister’s trip to the Tuzlan canton, have differences on a fundamental issue: the federal minister proposes to station the army on the border with Serbia and Montenegro to prevent migrants from entering the country. In turn, Dodik believes that such measures will not solve the problem, so he blocked the Sarajevo initiative in the Presidium.
In fact, the differences between Banja Luka and Sarajevo lie not so much in the methods of repelling the invasion of migrants, but in the desire of the Bosniak elite to take control of the border of the Republic of Serbia with Serbia, thereby cutting off the Bosnian enclave from Serbia, which Milorad Dodik opposes.
Sarajevo wants to cut off the Republika Srpska from Serbia under the pretext of a migrant invasion.