BiH Presidency Chair Zeljka Cvijanovic organized an Orthodox Christmas reception Thursday night in East Sarajevo for numerous guests and dignitaries from the public, political and cultural life of BiH, its religious communities, foreign embassies and international organizations. 

The reception in the Administrative Center of the Republika Srpska (RS) entity Government was attended by the RS President Milorad Dodik, RS parliament Speaker Radovan Viskovis, members of the board of the Representative and House of Peoples of the BiH Parliament from the Serb and Croat caucuses, RS MPs and delegates, the outgoing BiH prime minister Zoran Tegeltija and Borjana Kristo, the newly appointed prime minister, as well as Bosnia’s state ministers from the RS.

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation in BiH Igor Kalabuhov, the Ambassador of Japan in BiH Kinefuchi Masami, as well as the mayor of East Sarajevo Ljubisa Cosic and the heads of municipalities from the RS also at the reception.

Democratic People's Alliance (DNS) leader Nenad Nesic and the leader of the People and Justice Party, Elmedin Konakovic were also present.