Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin has had his flight permit once again denied by the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a visit to Serbs in Pale and to commemorate the local glory of the Virgin Mary, according to a statement from the Deputy Prime Minister.
At the invitation of Serbs from Pale, Deputy Prime Minister Vulin was scheduled to participate in a solemn liturgy and the breaking of the Slava cake for the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, as well as to lay flowers in the Republika Srpska on behalf of Serbia and pay respects to the fallen Serbian fighters who died during the defensive-patriotic war of the 1990s.
“Although the Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Serbian Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Serbian Embassy have regularly and timely submitted all necessary information and accompanying documentation, and even declared the purpose of the visit, the authorities in the Federation, through their silence and non-response, did not grant permission for the flight. Our embassy followed all required diplomatic procedures in a timely manner, but despite this, the authorities in the Federation did not respond to the request,” the statement reads.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, headed by Elmedin Konaković, once again did not grant a flight permit to Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin.
