After meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the president of Republika Srpska (an entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina) Milorad Dodik told TASS in an interview that he had asked the Russian leader not to abandon the Balkans issue in his dialogue with US President Donald Trump and to try to develop lasting solutions. "I also asked the president to pay attention to another issue that could be of great significance in the negotiations Russia is conducting with the United States. If an agreement is reached between the two world powers, it is crucial that attention to the Balkans not be lost. The meeting with the Russian president, he said, "within the allotted time provided the opportunity to discuss all the issues" the parties had planned. Meeting of the leaders of Russia and SerbiaThe meeting between Putin and Dodik took place in Sochi on the sidelines of the Valdai Discussion Club's plenary session.