Iran-Bosnia and Herzegovina Relations

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Bosnian counterpart Bisera Turković discussed the latest trend of regional and international developments in a meeting in Tehran.

Iranian first vice president has congratulated Bosnia and Herzegovina on the appointment of Zoran Tegeltija as the new Chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers.

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Bosnia and Herzegovina on its Statehood Day, annually marked on November 25.

Iran’s Oscar-winning film director Asghar Farhadi has been named jury president of the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

An economic official is optimistic that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s recent trip to the Balkans could help raise Iran’s non-oil trade, as these countries have shown more willingness to engage in economic collaboration with Iran than western governments.

Denis Zvizdic, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, says all Bosnian people love Iran from the bottom of their hearts given the Islamic Republic’s support for their country.

Baqer Ezzat Begovic, the head of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, has underlined his country’s determination to promote mutual cooperation with Iran in all areas.

The third annual festival of Iranian films has been opened to cinemagoers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo since the beginning of this week.

A senior Iranian official says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s ongoing tour of Eastern Europe and the Balkans is a watershed in Tehran’s relations with those countries.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran on February 26 to start a tour of several countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Deputy Speaker of the Bosnian House of Peoples Safet Softić says Iran can serve as the leader of regional countries in resolving the Middle East’s woes and crises.

Iranian Ambassador to Turkey Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian and Iran's Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Mahmoud Heydari attended the commemoration ceremony held for victims of Srebrenica genocide.

An economic delegation from Bosnia and Herzegovina will arrive in Iran on Saturday in a visit aimed at expanding economic relations between the two countries.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the military coalition established by Western governments allegedly to combat terrorism is not real and does not seek to uproot the malicious phenomenon.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the campaign against terrorism requires international determination.

Iranian and Bosnian presidents unveiled plans on Tuesday for mutual cooperation in the fight against terrorism and extremism.

Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the promotion of business cooperation and mutual investment.

Iranian Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina Seyyed Hossein Rajabi and the Head of the Central Bank of Bosnia discussed expanding bilateral banking relations.

Iranian Foreign Minister hoped the “new developments” and upcoming termination of anti-Iran sanctions under JCPOA would help expand relations between Tehran and Sarajevo.