Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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{{Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}The implementation of the Dayton Accords of 1995 has focused the efforts of policymakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the international community, on regional stabilization in the countries-successors of the former Yugoslavia. Relations with its neighbors of Croatia and Serbia have been fairly stable since the signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995.
Diplomatic relations
List of countries which Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains diplomatic relations with:
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!Country !Date{{Cite web|author=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|date=30 March 2020|title=Datumi priznanja i uspostave diplomatskih odnosa |url=https://mvp.gov.ba/vanjska_politika_bih/bilateralni_odnosi/datumi_priznanja_i_uspostave_diplomatskih_odnosa/?id=6 |access-date=23 April 2025|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|language=bs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250301042308/https://www.mvp.gov.ba/vanjska_politika_bih/bilateralni_odnosi/datumi_priznanja_i_uspostave_diplomatskih_odnosa/?id=6|archive-date=1 March 2025|url-status=live}} |
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|{{Flag|Austria}} |{{Date table sorting|8 April 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Hungary}} |{{Date table sorting|10 April 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |{{Date table sorting|13 April 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} |{{Date table sorting|17 April 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Bahrain}} |{{Date table sorting|3 May 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}} |{{Date table sorting|5 May 1992}} |
7
|{{Flag|Denmark}} |{{Date table sorting|2 June 1992}} |
8
|{{Flag|Estonia}} |{{Date table sorting|25 June 1992}} |
9
|{{Flag|Croatia}} |{{Date table sorting|21 July 1992}} |
10
|{{Flag|India}} |{{Date table sorting|10 August 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Holy See}} |{{Date table sorting|20 August 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Turkey}} |{{Date table sorting|29 August 1992}} |
12
|{{Flag|Libya}} |{{Date table sorting|28 October 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|State of Palestine}} |{{Date table sorting|30 October 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Tunisia}} |{{Date table sorting|30 October 1992}} |
14
|{{Flag|Lithuania}} |{{Date table sorting|6 November 1992}} |
15
|{{Flag|France}} |{{Date table sorting|12 November 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Germany}} |{{Date table sorting|13 November 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Slovenia}} |{{Date table sorting|16 November 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|New Zealand}} |{{Date table sorting|17 November 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Argentina}} |{{Date table sorting|19 November 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Malaysia}} |{{Date table sorting|5 December 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Comoros}} |{{Date table sorting|10 December 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Sweden}} |{{Date table sorting|11 December 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Spain}} |{{Date table sorting|14 December 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Netherlands}} |{{Date table sorting|15 December 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Albania}} |{{Date table sorting|28 December 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Kuwait}} |{{Date table sorting|4 January 1993}} |
27
|{{Flag|Australia}} |{{Date table sorting|7 January 1993}} |
28
|{{Flag|Algeria}} |{{Date table sorting|20 January 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Qatar}} |{{Date table sorting|22 January 1993}} |
30
|{{Flag|Iran}} |{{Date table sorting|25 January 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Italy}} |{{Date table sorting|1 February 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Switzerland}} |{{Date table sorting|3 February 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Slovakia}} |{{Date table sorting|8 February 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Morocco}} |{{Date table sorting|24 February 1993}} |
35
|{{Flag|Mongolia}} |{{Date table sorting|25 February 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Czech Republic}} |{{Date table sorting|8 April 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Egypt}} |{{Date table sorting|17 April 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} |{{Date table sorting|27 April 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|North Macedonia}} |{{Date table sorting|12 May 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|United States}} |{{Date table sorting|18 June 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} |{{Date table sorting|1 August 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Sudan}} |{{Date table sorting|5 August 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Senegal}} |{{Date table sorting|24 August 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Mauritania}} |{{Date table sorting|1 November 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Moldova}} |{{Date table sorting|10 November 1993}} |
46
|{{Flag|Norway}} |{{Date table sorting|12 November 1993}} |
47
|{{Flag|Belarus}} |{{Date table sorting|22 November 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Brunei}} |{{Date table sorting|25 January 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Belgium}} |{{Date table sorting|3 March 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Jordan}} |{{Date table sorting|7 March 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Indonesia}} |{{Date table sorting|11 April 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Luxembourg}} |{{Date table sorting|12 April 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Pakistan}} |{{Date table sorting|16 November 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Chad}} |{{Date table sorting|25 November 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Syria}} |{{Date table sorting|1 December 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Mali}} |{{Date table sorting|10 December 1994}} |
57
|{{Flag|Finland}} |{{Date table sorting|2 January 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}} |{{Date table sorting|9 February 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} |{{Date table sorting|20 March 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Zambia}} |{{Date table sorting|20 March 1995}} |
61
|{{Flag|South Africa}} |{{Date table sorting|23 March 1995}} |
62
|{{Flag|China}} |{{Date table sorting|3 April 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}} |{{Date table sorting|26 May 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Lebanon}} |{{Date table sorting|22 June 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Bangladesh}} |{{Date table sorting|26 August 1995}} |
66
|{{Flag|Ireland}} |{{Date table sorting|27 September 1995}} |
67
|{{Flag|Uruguay}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 1995}} |
68
|{{Flag|Malta}} |{{Date table sorting|14 October 1995}} |
69
|{{Flag|Cape Verde}} |{{Date table sorting|18 October 1995}} |
70
|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}} |{{Date table sorting|18 October 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}} |{{Date table sorting|18 October 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Niger}} |{{Date table sorting|18 October 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Colombia}} |{{Date table sorting|19 October 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Costa Rica}} |{{Date table sorting|19 October 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Namibia}} |{{Date table sorting|19 October 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Singapore}} |{{Date table sorting|1 November 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Portugal}} |{{Date table sorting|13 November 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Greece}} |{{Date table sorting|30 November 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Brazil}} |{{Date table sorting|6 December 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Canada}} |{{Date table sorting|14 December 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|South Korea}} |{{Date table sorting|15 December 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Yemen}} |{{Date table sorting|19 December 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Ukraine}} |{{Date table sorting|20 December 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|Oman}} |{{Date table sorting|3 January 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Poland}} |{{Date table sorting|11 January 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Bulgaria}} |{{Date table sorting|12 January 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|North Korea}} |{{Date table sorting|19 January 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Belize}} |{{Date table sorting|24 January 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Vietnam}} |{{Date table sorting|26 January 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Japan}} |{{Date table sorting|9 February 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Romania}} |{{Date table sorting|1 March 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Laos}} |{{Date table sorting|7 March 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Andorra}} |{{Date table sorting|28 March 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Guinea}} |{{Date table sorting|9 April 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Latvia}} |{{Date table sorting|19 April 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Iceland}} |{{Date table sorting|8 May 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}} |{{Date table sorting|16 May 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}} |{{Date table sorting|17 June 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Gambia}} |{{Date table sorting|12 July 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Eritrea}} |{{Date table sorting|17 September 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Mozambique}} |{{Date table sorting|27 September 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Jamaica}} |{{Date table sorting|9 October 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Chile}} |{{Date table sorting|31 October 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|San Marino}} |{{Date table sorting|19 November 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Tajikistan}} |{{Date table sorting|9 December 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} |{{Date table sorting|20 December 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Russia}} |{{Date table sorting|26 December 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Maldives}} |{{Date table sorting|27 January 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|Bolivia}} |{{Date table sorting|27 February 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|Cuba}} |{{Date table sorting|29 April 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|Armenia}} |{{Date table sorting|29 July 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|Israel}} |{{Date table sorting|25 September 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|Venezuela}} |{{Date table sorting|13 January 1998}} |
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|{{Flag|Peru}} |{{Date table sorting|23 January 1998}} |
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|{{Flag|Ecuador}} |{{Date table sorting|26 January 1998}} |
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|{{Flag|Georgia}} |{{Date table sorting|17 March 1998}} |
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|{{Flag|Angola}} |{{Date table sorting|24 September 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Nepal}} |{{Date table sorting|12 January 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Cyprus}} |{{Date table sorting|7 February 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Thailand}} |{{Date table sorting|14 February 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Nigeria}} |{{Date table sorting|13 September 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Serbia}} |{{Date table sorting|15 December 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Philippines}} |{{Date table sorting|12 January 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} |{{Date table sorting|8 May 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}} |{{Date table sorting|22 June 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Mexico}} |{{Date table sorting|15 August 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|El Salvador}} |{{Date table sorting|22 May 2003}} |
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|{{Flag|Cambodia}} |{{Date table sorting|23 December 2003}} |
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|{{Flag|Panama}} |{{Date table sorting|14 July 2004}} |
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|{{Flag|Timor-Leste}} |{{Date table sorting|22 March 2005}} |
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|{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} |{{Date table sorting|20 September 2005}} |
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|{{Flag|Iraq}} |{{Date table sorting|7 March 2006}} |
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|{{Flag|Monaco}} |{{Date table sorting|27 July 2006}}{{cite web |title=Rapport de Politique Extérieure 2007 |url=https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Publications/Rapports-de-Politique-Exterieure |accessdate=11 October 2020 |page=44 |language=fr}} |
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|{{Flag|Montenegro}} |{{Date table sorting|14 September 2006}} |
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|{{Flag|Ethiopia}} |{{Date table sorting|12 February 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Mauritius}} |{{Date table sorting|30 May 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Botswana}} |{{Date table sorting|15 September 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|Kenya}} |{{Date table sorting|26 September 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|Guatemala}} |{{Date table sorting|9 January 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Samoa}} |{{Date table sorting|13 March 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Djibouti}} |{{Date table sorting|17 March 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} |{{Date table sorting|19 March 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}} |{{Date table sorting|23 June 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Burundi}} |{{Date table sorting|9 September 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Cameroon}} |{{Date table sorting|10 September 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Benin}} |{{Date table sorting|11 September 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Paraguay}} |{{Date table sorting|22 September 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Nicaragua}} |{{Date table sorting|22 October 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Eswatini}} |{{Date table sorting|25 November 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Liberia}} |{{Date table sorting|23 February 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} |{{Date table sorting|24 February 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Fiji}} |{{Date table sorting|20 April 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Haiti}} |{{Date table sorting|17 May 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Suriname}} |{{Date table sorting|21 June 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Honduras}} |{{Date table sorting|14 September 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Uganda}} |{{Date table sorting|3 December 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}} |{{Date table sorting|23 February 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} |{{Date table sorting|19 April 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} |{{Date table sorting|1 June 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Tuvalu}} |{{Date table sorting|1 June 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Myanmar}} |{{Date table sorting|25 August 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Gabon}} |{{Date table sorting|21 September 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Malawi}} |{{Date table sorting|18 October 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}} |{{Date table sorting|26 January 2012}} |
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|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}} |{{Date table sorting|11 July 2012}} |
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|{{Flag|Ghana}} |{{Date table sorting|13 February 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}} |{{Date table sorting|15 April 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Guyana}} |{{Date table sorting|9 May 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Rwanda}} |{{Date table sorting|17 October 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Dominica}} |{{Date table sorting|6 March 2014}} |
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|{{Flag|Seychelles}} |{{Date table sorting|4 June 2014}} |
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|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}} |{{Date table sorting|24 November 2015}} |
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|{{Flag|Vanuatu}} |{{Date table sorting|26 September 2018}} |
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|{{Flag|Tanzania}} |{{Date table sorting|25 January 2019}} |
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|{{Flag|Barbados}} |
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|{{Flag|Marshall Islands}} |
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|{{Flag|Togo}} |
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|{{Flag|Bahamas}} |
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|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} |
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|{{Flag|Grenada}} |
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|{{Flag|South Sudan}} |{{Date table sorting|27 October 2021}} |
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|{{Flag|Somalia}} |{{Date table sorting|4 February 2022}} |
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|{{Flag|Tonga}} |
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|{{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} |
Bilateral relations
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|{{flag|Armenia}} | See Armenia–Bosnia and Herzegovina relations
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{{flag|Australia}}
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Bosnian migration to Australia has occurred in three main waves in the 20th century, with the biggest group coming during the Bosnian War in the 1990s. Many Bosnians arriving as refugees settled in Melbourne where they have established strong community groups and many mosques. Business links between the two countries are in their infancy with many in the Bosnian diaspora starting to build connections through groups like the "Australian Bosnian and Herzogovinian Chamber of Commerce".[https://abhcc.com.au/] In 2023, Australia exported US$1.34 Million worth of goods to Bosnia and Herzegovina, primarily consisting of machinery and electrical equipment. | |
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|{{flag|Austria}} | * Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Vienna.
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|{{flag|Brazil}} | * Bosnia and Herzegovina is accredited to Brazil from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
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|{{flag|Bulgaria}} | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 January 1992. Since 1996, Bulgaria has an embassy in Sarajevo.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.bg/sarajevo/index.php?lang=en|title=Bulgarian embassy in Sarajevo|website=Mfa.bg|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-date=26 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926173731/http://www.mfa.bg/sarajevo/index.php?lang=en|url-status=dead}} Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Sofia.{{cite web |title=Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bulgaria |url=https://www.mvp.gov.ba/ambasade_konzulati_misije/ambasade_konzulati_i_stalne_misije_bih/Default.aspx?template_id=16&s1=603&id=6938 |access-date= |website=BH MFA}} Both countries are full members of the Southeast European Cooperation Process, of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Council of Europe. Bulgaria was the first country to recognize Bosnia as an independent country. |
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|{{flag|Canada}}{{Cite web |title=Canada in Bosnia and Herzegovina |url=https://diplomaticmonitor.org/c2c/CA-BA}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Canada relations
Bosnia and Herzegovina is represented through the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ottawa, while Canada is represented by the embassy of Canada in Budapest. Three Canadian organizations operate programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Department of National Defence (DND). Canada strongly supports the signing of the Dayton Agreement hoping it can help bring more stability to the region. Through the Canadian International Development Agency Canada has given more than CA$ 144 million in development assistance. Exports of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Canada are worth about US$ 5.31 million per year, while exports of Canada to Bosnia and Herzegovina value about US$5.34 million per year.
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|{{flag|Croatia}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Croatia relations
Discussions continue with Croatia on several small disputed sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinder final ratification of the 1999 border agreement. Sections of the Una river and villages at the base of Mount Plješevica are in Croatia, while some are in Bosnia, which causes an excessive number of border crossings on a single route and impedes any serious development in the region. The Zagreb-Bihać-Split railway line is still closed for major traffic due to this issue. The road Karlovac-Plitvice Lakes-Knin, which is on the European route E71, is becoming increasingly unused because Croatia built a separate highway to the west of it. The border on the Una river between Hrvatska Kostajnica on the northern, Croatian side of the river, and Bosanska Kostajnica on the southern, Bosnian side, is also being discussed. A river island between the two towns is under Croatian control, but is claimed by Bosnia. A shared border crossing point has been built and has been functioning since 2003, and is used without hindrance by either party. The Herzegovinian municipality of Neum on the Adriatic coast makes the southernmost part of Croatia an exclave and the two countries are negotiating special transit rules through Neum to compensate for that. Recently Croatia has opted to build a bridge to the Pelješac peninsula to connect the Croatian mainland with the exclave but Bosnia and Herzegovina has protested that the bridge will close its access to international waters (although Croatian territory and territorial waters surround Bosnian-Herzegovinian territory and waters completely) and has suggested that the bridge must be higher than 55 meters for free passage of all types of ships. Negotiations are still being held. |
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|{{flag|Cyprus}} | Cyprus recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence on 7 February 2000, both countries established diplomatic relations on the same date. Bosnia and Herzegovina is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/7E131F7AD636D54DC22571B1003E3C1C?OpenDocument|title=Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Bosnian representation to Cyprus|website=Mfa.gov.cy|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175754/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/7E131F7AD636D54DC22571B1003E3C1C?OpenDocument|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}} Cyprus is represented in Bosnia and Herzegovina through its embassy in Budapest, Hungary.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/1F8CC4155ED1B01DC22572790026874C?OpenDocument|title=Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Cypriot representation to Bosnia and Herzegovina|website=Mfa.gov.cy|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192635/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/1F8CC4155ED1B01DC22572790026874C?OpenDocument|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}} Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Council of Europe. |
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|{{flag|Czech Republic}} | The Czech Republic recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence on 8 February 1992. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 April 1993. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Prague.{{cite web|url=http://www.czechembassy.org/wwwo/mzv/default.asp?id=16049&ido=10194&idj=2&amb=1|title=Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Bosnian embassy in Prague|website=Czechembassy.org|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212202737/http://www.czechembassy.org/wwwo/mzv/default.asp?id=16049&ido=10194&idj=2&amb=1|archive-date=12 February 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The Czech Republic has an embassy in Sarajevo.{{cite web|url=http://www.mzv.cz/sarajevo/en/index.html|title=Czech embassy in Sarajevo|website=Mzv.vz|access-date=20 February 2015}} Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Council of Europe. |
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|{{flag|Denmark}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina – Denmark relations |
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|{{flag|Finland}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Finland relations |
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|{{flag|France}} | In 2019, Bosnia's presidency summoned the French ambassador Guillaume Rousson to protest over President Emmanuel Macron’s comment in an interview with British weekly The Economist that the country is a “time bomb” due to returning Islamist fighters.Daria Sito-Sucic (November 8, 2019), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bosnia-macron-reaction/french-ambassador-in-bosnia-summoned-over-macrons-time-bomb-remark-idUSKBN1XI250 French ambassador in Bosnia summoned over Macron's 'time bomb' remark] Reuters. |
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|{{flag|Georgia}} | Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia established diplomatic relations in 1998. They share relations at the non-resident ambassadorial level. The first high-level visit was that paid by the BiH Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak to Tbilisi in August 2016.{{cite news|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina Foreign Minister enjoys historic visit to Georgia|url=http://agenda.ge/news/63676/eng|access-date=12 January 2018|work=Agenda.ge|date=16 August 2016|archive-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035553/http://agenda.ge/news/63676/eng|url-status=dead}} In January 2018, Georgia issued a protest note to BiH over the breakaway South Ossetian leader Anatoly Bibilov's visit to the Republika Srpska. In a response, the BiH Foreign Ministry stated that Georgia and Bosnia had good relations and Bosnia would not interfere into the question of South Ossetia.{{cite news|last1=Lakic|first1=Mladen|title=Georgia Protests to Bosnia Over Ossetian Leader's Visit|url=https://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/south-ossetia-president-visit-raise-tensions-in-bosnia-01-11-2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111145200/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/south-ossetia-president-visit-raise-tensions-in-bosnia-01-11-2018|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2018|access-date=12 January 2018|work=Balkan Insight|date=11 January 2018}} Crnadak also said Bibilov's visit damaged an international standing of the Republika Srpska.{{cite news|title=FM Crnadak: Bibilov Meeting Damages Srpska Reputation|url=http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=30791|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113093201/http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=30791|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2018|access-date=12 January 2018|work=Civil Georgia|date=12 January 2018}} |
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|{{flag|Germany}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Germany relations
Germany is one of the most important partners of Bosnia and Herzegovina in foreign affairs. Bilateral relations have developed steadily since diplomatic ties were established in mid-1994. Germany was closely involved in efforts to bring about peace before and after the conclusion of the Dayton Agreement. There is also a long tradition of economic relations between Germany and Bosnia. When the country was still part of the former Yugoslavia, joint ventures and cooperation played a large role here (motor industry, metal processing, textile industry/contract processing work, steel and chemicals). After the war, Germany took on a spearheading role in investments in production in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is undergoing a transitional phase from a centrally planned to a market economy. These investments are concentrated primarily in vehicle assembly and parts supply, the construction industry/cement, raw materials processing/ aluminum and regional dairy farming.{{Cite web |url=http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/BosnienHerzegowina.html |title=Diplo - Startseite - HTTP Status 404 |access-date=2015-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220231005/http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/BosnienHerzegowina.html |archive-date=2015-02-20 |url-status=dead }} |
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|{{flag|Greece}} | Greece recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence in 1992. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 November 1995. Since 1998, Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Athens. Since 1996, Greece has an embassy in Sarajevo.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/South-Eastern+Europe/Balkans/Bilateral+Relations/Bosnia+-+Herzegovina/|title=Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Bosnia and Herzegovina|website=Mfa.gr|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-date=29 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129092913/http://www2.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/South-Eastern+Europe/Balkans/Bilateral+Relations/Bosnia+-+Herzegovina/|url-status=dead}} Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean, of the Southeast European Cooperation Process, of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Council of Europe. In 2006, Greece provided 80.4% of the funding for the reconstruction of the Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building. |
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|{{flag|Holy See}} | See Holy See–Bosnia and Herzegovina relations
Holy See recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence on 7 April 1992.{{cite web|title=Apostolska nuncijatura u BiH (Apostolic Nunciature in Bosnia and Herzegovina)|url=http://www.bkbih.ba/info.php?id=147|publisher=Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina|access-date=21 May 2013|language=hr}} Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 August 1992.{{cite web|title=Diplomatic Relations of the Holy See|url=http://www.holyseemission.org/about/diplomatic-relations.aspx|website=Holyseemission.org|access-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917154324/http://www.holyseemission.org/about/diplomatic-relations.aspx|archive-date=17 September 2011}} |
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|{{flag|Hungary}} | Hungary recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence on 9 April 1992. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 April 1992. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Budapest. Hungary has an embassy in Sarajevo.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/BH/HU|title=Hungarian embassy in Sarajevo (in Hungarian only)|website=Mfa.gov.hu|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407132532/http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/BH/HU|url-status=dead}} Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Council of Europe. |
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|{{flag|India}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–India relations |
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|{{flag|Indonesia}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Indonesia relations |
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|{{flag|Iran}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Iran relations |
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|{{flag|Malaysia}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Malaysia relations
Malaysia, under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (1981–2003), had been one of the strongest supporters of the Bosnian cause during the war and the only Asian country that accepted Bosnian refugees. Malaysia sent UN Peacekeeping troops to the former Yugoslavia. Malaysia maintains a number of investments in Bosnia-Herzegovina, one of the most significant is the Bosmal Group. Bosmal is a joint venture set up between Malaysian and Bosnian interests. A number of Bosnian students are currently studying at the International Islamic University Malaysia in Gombak. Malaysia maintains an embassy in Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina maintains an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. |
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|{{flag|Mexico}} | * Bosnia and Herzegovina is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[http://www.bhembassy.org/ Embassy of Bosnia in the United States]
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|{{flag|North Macedonia}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–North Macedonia relations
The two countries first shared the same 90s objective of pursuing independence from Yugoslavia, and in the 21st century, the common objective of joining the EU. |
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|{{flag|Pakistan}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Pakistan relations
Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina enjoy close and cordial relations.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/bosnia/contents.aspx?type=statements&id=1 |title=Embassy of Pakistan in Bosnia-Herzegovina |access-date=2011-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230830/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/bosnia/contents.aspx?type=statements&id=1 |archive-date=2012-03-03 |url-status=dead }} Pakistan recognised the independence of Bosnia from Yugoslavia in 1992. Pakistan sent in UN Peacekeeping forces to the former Yugoslavia during the Yugoslav wars. During the war, Pakistan supported Bosnia while providing technical and military support to Bosnia. Pakistan and Bosnia have a free trade agreement. During the War time, Pakistan had hosted thousands of Bosnians as refugees in Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blonde-muslims-find-shelter-in-pakistan-refugees-from-bosnia-were-given-a-warm-welcome-in-a-distant-land-ahmed-rashid-writes-from-islamabad-1493968.html|title=Blonde Muslims find shelter in Pakistan: Refugees from Bosnia were given a warm welcome in a distant land, Ahmed Rashid writes from Islamabad|work=The Independent|date=25 June 1993|access-date=20 February 2015}} Pakistan has also provided medium-tech to high Tech weapons to Bosnian Government in the past. |
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|{{flag|Romania}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Romania relations
Romania recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence on 1 March 1996, both countries established diplomatic relations on the same day. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Sarajevo. Relations were described as "excellent" by the foreign ministers in 2006, ahead of the opening of the Bosnian embassy in Bucharest.{{cite news|url=http://www.csees.net/index.php?page=news&news_id=52111&country_id=6|title=Bosnia-Romania relations "excellent" - foreign ministers|date=7 May 2006|work=Onasa news agency|access-date=2009-05-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719030740/http://www.csees.net/index.php?page=news&news_id=52111&country_id=6|archive-date=19 July 2011}} |
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|{{flag|Russia}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Russia relations
Bosnia is one of the countries where Russia has contributed troops for the NATO-led stabilization force.{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/id/42279/|title=Defense.gov News Article: Russian Troops Arriving in Bosnia|website=Defense.gov|access-date=20 February 2015}} Others were sent to Kosovo and Serbia.
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|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Saudi Arabia relations
Saudi Arabia has provided enormous financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina since its independence in 1992. Saudi interests also funded for the construction of the King Fahd Mosque, which is currently the largest mosque in Sarajevo. Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains an embassy in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia maintains an embassy in Sarajevo. |
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|{{flag|Serbia}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Serbia relations
Bosnia and Herzegovina filed a suit against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia and Montenegro) before the International Court of Justice for aggression and genocide during the Bosnian War which was dismissed. Serbia was found responsible for failure to prevent genocide in Srebrenica.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DSUFz5Rw5yYC&q=%22bosnia+and+herzegovina%22+%22Serbia%22+%22Filed%22&pg=PA20|title=Report of the International Court of Justice|last=Publications|first=United Nations|date=1988|publisher=United Nations Publications|isbn=9789210541466|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3&p2=3&case=91&p3=4|title=International Court of Justice|website=icj-cij.org|language=fr|access-date=2017-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219192551/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3&p2=3&case=91&p3=4|archive-date=2016-12-19|url-status=dead}} Sections along the Drina River remain in dispute between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqanFyF6nI0C&q=Sections%20along%20the%20Drina%20River%20remain%20in%20dispute%20between%20Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina%20and%20Serbia&pg=PA89|title=The CIA World Factbook 2010|last=Agency|first=United States Central Intelligence|date=2009|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing Inc.|isbn=9781602397279|pages=89|language=en}} |
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|{{flag|Slovenia}} | * Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Ljubljana.
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|{{flag|South Korea}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–South Korea relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1995.{{cite web | url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=81 | title=Search | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea }} |
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|{{flag|Spain}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Spain relations
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|{{flag|Sweden}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Sweden relations |
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|{{flag|Turkey}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Turkey relations
Turkey provided both political and financial support to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war. After the war, relations have improved even more, and today Turkey is one of BiH's top foreign investors and business partners.{{cite web|url=http://bportal.ba/investicije-koliko-turska-zaista-ulaze-u-bih-a-koliko-u-druge-zemlje-video/|title=Investicije: Koliko Turska zaista ulaže u BiH, a koliko u druge zemlje (video)|date=11 October 2014|website=Bportal.ba|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145601/http://bportal.ba/investicije-koliko-turska-zaista-ulaze-u-bih-a-koliko-u-druge-zemlje-video/|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}} |
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|{{flag|Ukraine}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Ukraine relations |
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–United Kingdom relations
Bosnia and Herzegovina established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 13 April 1992.
Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, the International Criminal Court, and the OSCE. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention,{{Cite web|author=HM Revenue and Customs|date= 25 August 1996|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bosnia-herzegovina-tax-treaties|title=Bosnia-Herzegovina: tax treaties|website=GOV.UK|access-date=23 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408171728/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bosnia-herzegovina-tax-treaties|archive-date=8 April 2025|url-status=live}} an Investment Agreement,{{Cite web |url=https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/634/bosnia-and-herzegovina---united-kingdom-bit-2002-|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina - United Kingdom BIT (2002)|website=UN Trade and Development|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923064622/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/634/bosnia-and-herzegovina---united-kingdom-bit-2002-|archive-date=23 September 2023|url-status=live}} and a Reciprocal Healthcare Agreement.{{cite web|author=Department of Health and Social Care|title=UK reciprocal healthcare agreements with non-EU countries|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-reciprocal-healthcare-agreements-with-non-eu-countries|access-date=24 June 2024|website=GOV.UK|date=27 March 2024 |archive-date=13 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613092749/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-reciprocal-healthcare-agreements-with-non-eu-countries#new-zealand|url-status=live}} |
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|{{flag|United States}} | See Bosnia and Herzegovina–United States relations
The 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was ended with the crucial participation of the United States in brokering the 1995 Dayton Accords. After leading the diplomatic and military effort to secure the Dayton agreement, the United States has continued to lead the effort to ensure its implementation. The United States maintains command of the NATO headquarters in Sarajevo. The United States has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help with infrastructure, humanitarian aid, economic development, and military reconstruction in Herzegovina and Bosnia. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Support for Eastern European Democracies (SEED) has played a large role in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, including programs in economic development and reform, democratic reform (media & elections), infrastructure development, and training programs for Bosnian professionals, among others. Additionally, there are many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have likewise played significant roles in the reconstruction.{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2868.htm#relations|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=20 February 2015}}{{Source-attribution}}
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==EU accession==
{{Main|Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union}}
The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union is one of the main political objectives of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP) is the EU's policy framework. Countries participating in the SAP have been offered the possibility to become, once they fulfill the necessary conditions, member states of the EU. Bosnia and Herzegovina is therefore a potential candidate country for EU accession.{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/potential-candidate-countries/bosnia_and_herzegovina/eu_bosnia_and_herzegovina_relations_en.htm|title=European Commission - Enlargement - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Relations with the EU|website=Ec.europa.eu|access-date=20 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126024355/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/potential-candidate-countries/bosnia_and_herzegovina/eu_bosnia_and_herzegovina_relations_en.htm|archive-date=26 January 2009}}
International organizations
Bank for International Settlements, Council of Europe, Central European Initiative, EBRD,
Energy Community United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, FAO, Group of 77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, International Criminal Court, International Development Association, IFAD, International Finance Corporation, IFRCS, ILO, International Monetary Fund, International Maritime Organization, Interpol, IOC, International Organization for Migration (observer), ISO, ITU, Non-Aligned Movement (guest), Organization of American States (observer), OIC (observer), OPCW, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, United Nations, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer)
See also
- Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Monetary Fund
- List of diplomatic missions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of diplomatic missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens
- Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
- Bosnia and Herzegovina–NATO relations
- Foreign relations of Yugoslavia
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821040505/http://www.mvp.gov.ba/index_eng.htm Ministry of Foreign Affairs - policy priorities]
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