The Parliament of Bosnia's Republika Srpska (RS) entity adopted a Resolution on the Protection of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija and of the Territorial Integrity and Sovereignty of the Republic of Serbia. (Kosovo and Metohija is the official name for what the Serbian authorities consider to be the country’s southern province)

The Resolution, proposed by Parliament speaker Nenad Stevandic, was backed by 65 MPs, reported RTRS.

Also adopted were conclusions in connection with the Resolution, proposed by some MP causes.

The conclusions request from all Republika Srpska representatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) institutions to initiate decision-making procedures to condemn “the violation of human rights and freedoms and the continued ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and Metohija by Kosovo Albanians and their authorities.”

United Nations, Council of Europe and European Union member countries that have recognized Kosovo’s independence are invited to reconsider and annul their decisions.

The conclusions will be forwarded to the UN General Assembly and Security Council, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, European Parliament, parliaments of all former Yugoslav states and to Republika Srpska representatives in BiH institutions.