Dodik receives Serbian delegation, Patriarch Porfirije in Banjaluka

BANJALUKA - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik received Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a high-ranking Serbian delegation at the Palace of the Republic in Banjaluka on Tuesday.

"Today, as we mark our Day of the Republic, we feel the support provided to Srpska by Serbia," Dodik wrote in a post on the social media network X.

January 9 Republika Srpska Day celebrations began this morning with a holy liturgy served by Patriarch Porfirije at the Orthodox Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Banjaluka.