"OFAC said in a statement that a total of 48 individuals and entities, including Dodik, the former president of the Bosnian Serb republic who earlier this month stepped aside after a state court banned him from politics, his family and government members, and companies related to them, were delisted from the Western Balkans Sanctions Program. The Treasury Department did not elaborate on the move, but it follows Washington's statement earlier this month welcoming the appointment of an interim president"
"US State Department told RFE/RL that "constructive actions taken in recent weeks by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska" contributed to the decision to lift US sanctions against Milorad Dodik, the leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), Bosnian Presidency member Zeljka Cvijanovic, and their associates. The State Department went on to say that de-listing of Mr. Dodik and others"
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control removed 48 individuals and entities, including Milorad Dodik, from the Western Balkans Sanctions Program. Dodik had stepped aside after a state court banned him from politics, and family members, government officials, and related companies were also delisted. The Treasury did not provide further explanation. The US State Department cited constructive actions by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska as contributing to the decision and said delisting should help stability and enable a partnership based on shared interests and economic potential. Lawmakers annulled recent separatist laws after Dodik faced indictment for defying international and constitutional decisions. Dodik called the removal a correction of a "grave injustice inflicted upon Republika Srpska, its representatives, and their families."
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