Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska is carefully watching all the help Serbia has provided so far to help its economy which was shaken amid the coronavirus pandemic, Bosnian Serb Presidency member Milorad Dodik said at a press conference, following a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday.

“Our capabilities are limited by the RS Budget and some of the opportunities we ensured through the International Monetary Fund. We have a good understanding of the business sector, and only 800 workers were laid off this month,” Dodik said.

Speaking about Serbia's assistance to this entity, he said that “the RS would have been far worse off epidemic-wise without the help from Serbia.”

the two also discussed the upcoming Easter holiday and stressed that the holiday comes during extraordinary circumstances, but that their love for the Serbian Orthodox Church should not enable the spread of the virus.

“We mustn't allow the spread of the virus to occur because we have been tolerant in some ways. We agreed to extend the curfew because we don't want to see the spread in Serbia and RS and we ask for understanding from all the faithful,” he said. Dodik.

In his address to the public, the Serbian President said that they talked about relations between Bosnia and Serbia, but also between Serbia and the RS.

Talking about the upcoming Easter, Vucic said his job was to protect people's lives and urged Patriarch Irinej to hold services without the presence of people.