Former Trump campaign manager denies he is Kosovo's lobbyist

He, during a debate with students at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, said he was never in Kosovo, but not in Albania.

I'm not a lobbyist. This is a false news. I've never talked to anyone in my lifetime about Kosovo. I've never been to Kosovo. I've never been to Albania”, Leandowski said, during his October 3rd visit to Banja Luqa.

In fact, his name is more connected to the Bosnian Serb Republic and Serbia itself.

Corey Lewandowski was US President Donald Trump's campaign manager from January 2015 to June 2016. His visit to Banja Luka takes place on the eve of general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He, at the debate with students, appeared with Republika Srpska Prime Minister Zeljka Cvianovic, at whose invitation is also on visit to Banja Luka.

Cvianovic is from the party Independent Social Democratic Alliance of President Milorad Dodik, known for his close ties with Russia.

Dodik is included in the US Department's blacklist, for example, his efforts to undermine the implementation of the Dayton Accord, which ended fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 years ago.

This is not Lewandowski's first meeting with Republika Srpska Prime Minister Zeljka Cvianovic. They met on July 25th in Washington.

Earlier in the summer, it was reported that Dodik engaged in lobbi contract with the company “Twin Rocks Global”, which is led by two former close associates of Donald Trump, Jason Osborn and Mike Rubino. Jason Osborn himself confirmed this for the American portal “Mother Jones”, saying the Government of Republika Srpska paid $10,000 a month for lobbi, REL reports.

In the charter of this company, it writes that its clients are offered strategic instructions and advice on government activities related to relations and publicity in the United States”.

What connects this company to Corey Lewandowski is the fact that the offices of the company “Twin Rocks Global” are in the house Leandowski lives in, near the American Congress in Washington.

However, Lewandowski has denied working as a lobbyist. Asked on October 3rd in Banja Luka if you support Milorad Dodik's party campaign, he has said it is not important who he supports...

I don't vote here, and when we talk about interference in politics and other countries' lives, this is not the way to go. I can say I vote in the United States and vote for Trump”, Lewandowski said.

Bosnia on Sunday, October 7th, holds the general election, while facing an atmosphere of tension between the two entities -- the Federation of Bosnia and Republika Srpska.

Otherwise, Lewandowski's visit to Banja Luka follows what he did in Belgrade in the spring of 2018 to meet with party members, who are led by Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq.