Dodik's cabinet additionally issued a statement saying Jovanovic's comment was unnecessary and tendentious, and was likely aimed at the upcoming elections in Serbia in May.
Dodikov ured je objavio i priopćenje u kojem se navodi kako je Jovanovićev komentar bio nepotreban i tendenciozan, te je vjerojatno bio usmjeren na predstojeće izbore u Srbiji u svibnju.