Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska Savo Minić visited today the Municipality of Višegrad on the occasion of the Municipality Day and the Patron Saint Day.

Prime Minister Minić stated that the Government would continue to support further development of the municipality through implementation of various projects, including the expansion of  kindergarten and the construction of a residential building for young married couples.

"We want young people to stay and work in Višegrad and Republic of Srpska, and the Government of Republic of Srpska will provide maximum support in this regard", Prime Minister Minić said during the ceremony marking the Municipality Day and Patron Saint's Day. On this occasion, the Prime Minister was presented with the Višegrad Municipality Charter in recognition of his contribution to the development of this local community.

The Prime Minister said that the value of the projects carried out in Višegrad over the past year amounts to approximately 5.5 million BAM.

Today in Višegrad, Prime Minister Savo Minić, President Milorad Dodik, and the Mayor of Višegrad, Mladen Đurević, officially inaugurated the start of work on the expansion of the "Neven" kindergarten; this project will increase the preschool's capacity and create better conditions for children of preschool age.

Prime Minister Minić highlighted that the start of the works marked the implementation of a previously agreed project, for which funding had been secured and all necessary public procurement procedures completed.

"You make a commitment and then you follow through on it. We were here some time ago, when we visited the kindergarten and agreed on the project. We secured the funds, the tender was issued, the public procurement process was concluded, and here is the contractor, the works are underway", Prime Minister Minić.

He emphasized the commitment of the Government, the Office of the President of the Republic, to ensure that there sufficient capacities for preschool  children are built across the Republic of Srpska in numerous local communities noting he hoped the work in Višegrad would also be completed on schedule.

"I sincerely hope this will be completed on time. This demonstrates a level of responsibility, not just regarding policy, but towards our youngest citizens which I consider to be very important", the Prime Minister said.

The kindergarten currently accommodates 130 children; once the works are completed, the total capacity will increase to 200 places, thereby completely eliminating the waiting list for enrollment in the Višegrad kindergarten. 

Today Prime Minister Savo Minić, and the Prime Minister of Serbia Đuro Macuta together with the Mayor of Višegrad, Mladen Đurević visited the construction site of the reconstructed pedestrian bridge over the Rzav River today which connects Andrićgrad with Višegrad.

The reconstruction of the bridge was funded by the Republic of Serbia, specifically, the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS), the value of the project is approximately BAM 660,000.