The Croat member of the Bosnian state presidency, Ivo Miro Jovic, said he respected the results of the referendum which was implemented peacefully and congratulated Montenegrin citizens, calling for stronger cooperation between the two countries and for the development of good neighbourly relations.
Jovic's colleague and Serb member of the state presidency, Borislav Paravac, did not hide his disappointment with the referendum outcome, stating for local media that it could prompt similar processes in the region and the entire Europe.
The leaders of the Social Democratic Party and the Party for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Zlatko Lagumdzija and Haris Silajdzic respectively, were among the first to send their messages of congratulation to the Montenegrin people and state officials.
Republika Srpska President Dragan Cavic said that support for Montenegro's independence put an end to the existence of Yugoslavia. He underlined that he did not believe that Montenegro's independence could affect the status of the Bosnian Serb entity.
Milorad Dodik, the prime minister of the Serb entity, said without particular enthusiasm that as a legalist he accepted the referendum results. Speaking to reporters in Banja Luka, Dodik said that it was most important to preserve peace and continue the policy of stabilising relations between the countries in the region.
The leader of the Serb Radical Party in the entity, Milanko Mihajlica, said that the referendum outcome was the worst possible solution and added that it was realistic to expect Kosovo Albanians to follow suit and demand a portion of Montenegrin territory for themselves.