U deklaraciji potpisanoj pred izbore u BiH u oktobru 2006, Dodik je obećao da će njegov Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata "u potpunosti poštivati" Dejtonski mirovni sporazum i da će on prihvatiti sankcije ako ne bude postupao prema njegovim odredbama, zapaža Lajčak.
In a declaration signed ahead of the October 2006 elections in BiH, Dodik pledged that his Alliance of Social Democrats would "fully comply" with the Dayton Accords and that he would accept sanctions if he fails to abide by its terms, Lajcak noted.