Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
A Greek agenda for the Balkans
The situation in the Western Balkans is (once again) cause for concern. In Kosovo, tensions between the ethnic-Albanian majority and ethnic Serbs are a near-daily occurrence, while in North Macedonia, the nationalist VMRO-DPMNE party is expected to win in presidential and parliamentary elections.
North Macedonia citizens no longer see Greece as threat, survey finds
The citizens of North Macedonia no longer consider Greece as a threat to their country but they remain concerned about Bulgaria and Russia, a survey of five Balkan countries has found.
The opinion poll, conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI), also found that Albanians consider Greece a serious threat to their country.
Serbia's January-March external trade at 16.3 bln euros
BELGRADE - Serbia's external goods trade in January-March totalled 16.3 bln euros, which is a 2.6 pct decrease y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.
Goods exports were worth 7.179 bln euros, dropping by 1.6 pct y-o-y, while imports totalled 9.126 bln euros, declining by 3.3 pct y-o-y.
The deficit was 1.946 bln euros, down by 9.1 pct y-o-y.
153,155 foreign tourists visit Serbia in March
BELGRADE - A total 153,155 foreign tourists, mostly Bulgarians (14,278) and Russians (14,122), visited Serbia in March, which was a 9.7 pct increase y-o-y.
Tourists from the region - Bosnia and Herzegovina (12,983), Croatia (11,486) and North Macedonia (10,188) follow, the national statistical office said.
Brnabic: For first time, world has heard UN testimonies of suffering of Serbs in BiH
BELGRADE - April 30, 2024 will go down in history as the day when, for the first time, the world had an opportunity to see at the UN headquarters the faces of, and hear the personal accounts of, people who testified of the suffering and the plight of the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Thursday.
Djuric calls for UN resolution leading to reconciliation, equal treatment of all victims
NEW YORK - Serbian Ambassador to the UN Marko Djuric called on UN Security Council member states on Tuesday to draft a new resolution on Srebrenica that would have the consensus of all three entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, lead to progress and reconciliation and give equal treatment to all victims of the war in the former Yugoslavia.
EU chief stresses Türkiye’s role for stability in Eastern Mediterranean
European Council President Charles Michel expressed Brussel's willingness to collaborate constructively with Türkiye, citing shared interests in fostering a stable environment in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Dacic: As things stand,Russia has secured UNSC session on Bosnia and Herzegovina
BELGRADE - As things stand, Russia has secured the holding of an extraordinary UN Security Council session on a draft Srebrenica resolution, Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday.
The Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, Zeljka Cvijanovic, will most likely address the session via a video link, Dacic told Pink TV.
Drecun: Creators of Srebrenica draft resolution seem to have no certain majority
BELGRADE - Serbian MP Milovan Drecun said on Friday it seemed the creators of a UN General Assembly draft resolution on Srebrenica did not quite have a certain majority that would guarantee its adoption and needed more time to clarify it to countries that could vote for it but were "in a dilemma for some reason."
Vucevic meets with German MFA's envoy
BELGRADE - In a discussion with the German MFA's envoy Michael Reiffenstuel in Belgrade, Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said Serbia wanted the sponsors of a draft UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica to withdraw the document to "contribute to reconciliation in the region."
Mali: New S&P report may give Serbia investment-grade credit rating
WASHINGTON - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said a new Standard & Poor's report on Serbia, due in October, may give the country investment-grade credit rating as early as this year.
Mali said this after a meeting with the credit rating agency's representatives in Washington, where he is attending the IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings.
Brnabic: Buildup of NATO troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo-Metohija worrying message
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic described on Thursday as a "worrying message" an announcement by the NATO commander in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, that the alliance would send more troops to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo-Metohija.
Dacic on draft Srebrenica resolution: The strong can do anything - we will fight
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday there was no genocide that had not been committed by countries that had signed up to a draft UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica, and added that "the powerful can do anything" but that Serbia would fight against its adoption.
Vucic: I do not understand why US, Germany want Srebrenica resolution
MOSTAR - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Tuesday he did not understand why countries like Germany and the US wanted a Srebrenica resolution passed in the UN as it was "deeply divisive for peoples in the Balkans" and taking them back to the past.
Brnabic: Imposing of Srebrenica resolution violence against law
BELGRADE/BANJALUKA - Imposing a Srebrenica resolution on the UN General Assembly agenda is a culmination of violence against law, a scandal and a precedent, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday.