Bosnia’s Republika Srpska (RS) entity President Milorad Dodik said after Sunday's meeting in Budapest with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that the Serb-dominated entity wants to cooperate with Hungary and that this cooperation takes place to mutual satisfaction.

In order for all agreed projects and cooperation to have a larger scope and a new format, Dodik said they agreed to form a joint council to monitor those policies, which he and Orban will manage.

He clarified that the council will be informed every three months about the development of earlier agreements.

“Meetings will be mandatory every six months in order to operationally see how everything is going,” the RS President said.

BiH Presidency member Zeljka Cvijanovic assessed the meeting she and Dodik had in Budapest with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as successful and constructive pointing out that Hungary understands everything that is happening in BiH.

“Hungary is very important to us. Of course, it's always good to have such an interlocutor. Hungary recognized the RS as a place for investments. It’s always important that you have people who can understand the opportunities and difficulties in BiH, within the EU,” said Cvijanovic.

She also expressed the expectation that new steps are coming when it comes to infrastructure and agriculture.

“All these conversations were about how to move forward,” Cvijanovic added.