On je reagirao na zaključke koje je usvojio parlament Republike Srpske (RS), ponovno potvrdivši svoju podršku odluci donesenoj po prvi put u februaru: da entitet bosanskih Srba "ima pravo pokrenuti referendum u cilju ponovnog razmatranja svog statusa", ukoliko većina država EU bude priznala Kosovo.
He was reacting to conclusions adopted by the Republika Srpska (RS) parliament and reconfirming its support for a decision first passed in February: that the Bosnian Serb entity "has the right to launch a referendum to reconsider its status", if the majority of EU states recognise Kosovo.