Ipak, mi smo odlučni u tome da vrijedno radimo na uspostavi dobrih odnosa sa Alijansom, ali smo odlučni i u tome da, kad dođe vrijeme za konačnu odluku o pridruživanju NATO-u, trebamo ljudima dati šansu da na referendumu kažu šta misle o tome," izjavio je Dodik 14. marta za sarajevsku televiziju TV1.
Nonetheless, we are determined to work hard at establishing good relations with the Alliance, but we have also determined that when the time of the final decision to join NATO comes, we should give people a chance to say in a referendum what they think about it," Dodik told Sarajevo's TV1 Television on March 14th.