Although the Bosnian Serbs were viewed as "anti-Dayton" during the first years after the war, since they have been staunch supporters of the Dayton Agreement and the preservation of RS. The Serb and Croat political leadership agreed on a partition of BiH with the Milošević—Tuđman Karađorđevo meeting and the Graz agreementleading to a tripartite division of the country.
According to Niels van Willigen, "Whereas the Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Serbs could identify themselves with Croatia or Serbia respectively, the absence of a Bosniak state made the Bosniaks firmly committed to Bosnia as a single political entity.
On 12 SeptemberRepublika Srpska president Biljana Plavšić called for its secession and unification with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; since that contravened the Dayton Agreement, however, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe compelled her to retract her recommendation.
Although the Bosnian Serbs were viewed as "anti-Dayton" shortly after the war, they have been staunch supporters of the Dayton Agreement and RS preservation since On 15 Junea demonstration was held in Banja Luka supporting a Republika Srpska independence referendum if Kosovo became independent.
The following year, an open letter demanding an independence referendum was presented to the Republika Srpska National Assembly. Since Kosovo's declaration of independenceBosnian Serb nationalists have called for Milorad Dodik to keep his promise to hold a referendum.
Dodik has since said that he would hold a referendum only if Republika Srpska's autonomy is threatened. InDodik predicted Republika Srpska's independence. RS could conceivably declare independence regardless, but it would risk being diplomatically and economically isolated.
In DecemberHigh Representative Valentin Inzko said that "separatism" an RS independence referendum would force international "intervention". Today we need domestic solutions and responsibility". In MaySteven Meyer considering the possible creation of Greater Albania said that Bosnia and Herzegovina was "far from a united country" and predicted a deteriorating relationship with RS.
In June [43] and SeptemberDodik said that plans for a independence referendum had been dropped. Presidency member Bakir Izetbegović threatened war in November of that year if Republika Srpska opted for independence, saying that Bosnia and Herzegovina should recognize the independence of Kosovo.
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