Dacic: Council voiced concern over situation in R Srpska, crisis biggest since war

BELGRADE - Speaking after an urgent session of Serbia's National Security Council, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday evening the Council had voiced great concern over the situation in Republika Srpska following the sentencing of its president, Milorad Dodik, and that it had noted that the current crisis was the biggest since the end of the 1990s war.

This is a result of an all-out attack by Sarajevo and some Western powers on Republika Srpska and on the foundations of the Dayton Agreement, Dacic said at a press conference.

This is also a desire to redefine Republika Srpska and have it disappear, Dacic said, adding that the desire was aimed against the vital interests of the Serbs - the interests of not only Republika Srpska but Serbia as well.

Dacic said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was on its way to the Belgrade airport for a trip to Banjaluka.

"He will speak with Milorad Dodik. It is clear to all of you that Serbia is in a difficult situation, as are Republika Srpska and the Serbs as a whole," Dacic told reporters.