Bosnia’s Muslim leader warns Serb side over referendumSARAJEVO: A Muslim leader in Bosnia has warned that his Bosnian Serb counterpart is “playing with fire” by planning a controversial referendum on when the country’s Serbs celebrate their national day. Bosnian Muslim leader Bakir Izetbegovic told Agence France-Presse that Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik was “playing with fire” by holding a referendum on the contentious issue, which is slated for September 25. Dodik has repeatedly threatened to organise a referendum on the independence of the Serb part of Bosnia—the Republika Srpska. Of Bosnia’s 3.5 million inhabitants, 1.2 million live in Republika Srpska where ethnic Serbs make up nearly 82 percent of the population. Bosnian Serb political parties however rejected the court’s ruling.

Source: Manila Times July 29, 2016 11:48 UTC