"The Government of Republic of Srpska will fund finding the solution for the issue of the access road for the company "PASS" d.o.o. Bijeljina which employs 1,300 workers and exports its entire production", stated Prime Minister Savo Minić following a meeting with the company's management.

"PASS" Company manufactures automotive parts and operates in the area Ljeskovac within the City of Bijeljina where the workers have for years been facing difficulties entering and exiting the facility, particulary when turning off the Bijeljina–Zvornik main road and joning it.

The Prime Minister underlined that this was a significant company planning an 11 million BAM investment in its own funds, as well as an increase in its staff to 2,000 employees.

"This company is a major industrial exporter; it plans an investment of 11 million marks from its own funds and increase in the number of workers to  2,000 people. We wanted to understand the issue, which relates to the correspondence between the company and the City of Bijeljina regarding solving the issue of the access road", Prime Minister said and added that the Government of Republic of Srpska funded the project and announced that the works would begin as early as next week which will contribute to the company's more stable operations and increased capacity.

The Prime Minister further emphasized that a company that was employing a large number of workers, regularly paying wages and collaborating with renowned European and global firms deserved greater attention and the Government would step in to resolve the issue.

The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Transport and Communications of Republic of Srpska Zoran Stevanović and the President of the Bijeljina Regional Chamber of Commerce, Branimir Andrić.