Hungarian colonization of the RS entity and the division of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Krug 99 – Circle 99 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Summary of Session of 9. March 2025 – 57 Far from the public eye in Bosnia and Herzegovina, two mutually synonymous, if not identical, processes are taking place – the intensive colonization of the Republika Srpska, and the certainly irreversible colonization of Herzegovina. The real masters and protagonists of this colonization are, on the one hand, Viktor Orban, Trump's “envoy to Europe”, and, on the other hand, Amir Gross Kabiri, Benjamin Netanyahu's “Zionist envoy and commissioner” for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The two most loyal allies of these protagonists are – Dodik, who uses national Serbian interests as a cover for all acts of economic “enslavement”, and, on the other hand, Čović, who uses national Croatian interests as a cover for all acts of economic and political “enslavement” and colonization. Dodik's most loyal followers believe that they are working for the interests of the “Serbian public” but, in reality, are working for the interests of Orban and his vision of turning Hungary into a major European powerhouse with ambitions to regain the territories lost after the defeat in WW2. In his vision of a “new Hungary”, Orban relies on Republika Srpska’s pool of mineral resources. The findings of the Swiss company “Arcore AG” from the summer of 2023 showed that just in Lopari, located on the slopes of Majevica one can find 1.5 million tons of lithium, 14 million tons of boric acid, 35 million tons of potassium, and 94 million tons of magnesium. The total value of these deposits exceeds a remarkable – 15 billion euros. The Hungarian press reports Orban's statement that Hungary, with lithium reserves from the Republic of Srpska, would be among the four leading global powers in the production of this “white gold” immediately following China, the USA and Germany. The process of colonization began with the first meeting of Dodik and Orban in April 2019, and was especially intensified during 2022 and 2023, when comprehensive research was completed and several other pools of mineral wealth were discovered. The Hungarian press reported the words of Prime Minister Višković, who on this occasion conveyed: “In the coming period, together with our economic partners, we will be able to start exploiting the mineral resources located in the areas of Ozren, Lopare, Jezero, Mrkonjić Grad, Rudo, Čajniče and Zvornik.” How Orban bought Milorad Dodik's trust. The Hungarian press writes about the first loan of 35 million euros which was granted as part of a “program to help the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina” but the program’s core essence was to ensure the victory of Dodik in the October 2022 elections. The second, incredibly favorable loan in the amount of 110 million euros Hungary granted in the fall of 2023 when the Republic of Srpska was on the verge of bankruptcy, as stated by Zora Vidović, Minister of Finance for the Hungarian press. When Germany canceled all projects in the Republic of Srpska worth 120 million euros in 2022/3, Hungary stepped in with a promise to implement all these projects with its own money. The Hungarian press also tells us about new investments made in 2024 worth 140 million euros for several different projects, from “waste management” to “energy projects” in Hrgud… The same Hungarian sources write about secret deals made through the Republic of Srpska power utility, Elektroprivreda when the Hungarians, far from the public eye, bought a 70% ownership stake in the largest Balkan Solar Power Plant Trebinje. Hungary plans to invest an additional half a billion euros in the next year, 2026, in the exploitation of the Republika Srpska's mineral resources. Behind all the threats, including the latest ones against Bosnia and Herzegovina that we recently heard from the high-ranking Hungarian diplomat, is actually Orban's imperialist dream of colonizing Republika Srpska. Orban wants to complete the job via a personal union with Dodik, and for this reason, Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole country with its own institutions is the biggest obstacle and hindrance in his obsessive ambition to create a great and powerful Hungary on the European soil. Because of his imperial ambitions, Orban has an obsessive desire to divide Bosnia and Herzegovina. That Orban stands behind the division of BiH is also evidenced by the fact that he, together with Janez Janša, was one of the authors of a new 2021 map dividing Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the country would belong partially to Croatia and partially to Serbia. The remainder of Bosniaks would become completely irrelevant. Orban's authorship of the new map of BiH division becomes even more convincing insofar as he advocates not for multi-ethnic, but for ethno-national states. Orban needs Dodik to help him neutralize the defeat of Hungary in WW2 and to realize his skillfully hidden plans of creating a “great and strong Hungary”, but, above all, he needs Republika Srpska’s “mineral pool” and that is why he pays Dodik so generously, that is why he repeatedly put him on his feet saving Dodik's regime from bankruptcy in the summer of 2023 with an incredible loan of 110 million euros. Orban is also the key director of the recent drama involving the Hungarian military and police forces in Banja Luka, where he wanted to present Bosnia and Herzegovina as Trump presented Zelensky in the Oval Office. This Oval Office drama had its European implications and, carried far-reaching lessons about trust in “European security forces.” Orban will not stop here, just as he will not give up on buying Milorad Dodik's regime with new millions of euros. ** Presenters at the “Krug 99” session of 9 March 2025. Mr. Fuad Djidic, Ambassador (ret), publicist, member of Circle 99 9. March 2025. ** Adil Kulenović, president |
| Association of Independent Intellectuals – Circle 99 (Bosnian: Krug 99), a leading Bosnian think-tank, was established in Sarajevo in 1993, in the midst of the Bosnian war (1992-1995), while the capital was under siege. Circle 99 provides a platform to bring together intellectuals of various professional and ethnic identities; university professors, members of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, artists, journalists, entrepreneurs, diplomats, and other prominent figures from Bosnia and from abroad. Multidisciplinary discussions and initiatives are held each Sunday throughout the academic year, in the form of regular sessions about politics, science, education, culture, economy, and other societal issues. The overall goal is to sensitize the public towards a democratic transformation, achieving and maintaining peace, and integration of modern Bosnia into the community of countries fostering liberal democracy. Circle 99 has been declared an organization of special significance for the city of Sarajevo. |
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