News
| Date | Title | |
| 12 Mar. 2025 |  | On 10 and 11 March 2025, NATO’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, visited Sarajevo and Pristina. In Sarajevo, he met high-level officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the Chair and members of the Presidency, the Chair of the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defence, and the Acting Minister of Security, as well as with the Commander of NATO Headquarters Sarajevo, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Commander of the EUFOR mission. The Secretary General also engaged with students at the University of Sarajevo. |
| 18 Dec. 2024 |  |
NATO Secretary General meets with Željka Cvijanović, Chair of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency NATO’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, met with the Chair of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Presidency, Željka Cvijanović, today (18 December 2024), at NATO Headquarters. He reiterated the Atlantic Alliance’s firm commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina and to regional stability, and NATO’s readiness to further strengthen cooperation. |
| 22 May. 2024 |  |
Deputy Secretary General reaffirms importance of NATO’s partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană met with the Minister of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zukan Helez, on Wednesday (22 May 2024) at NATO Headquarters. He reiterated NATO’s strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Alliance’s steadfast commitment to its long-standing partnership with the country. |
| 25 Apr. 2024 |  | Representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina education and training institutions under the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Security visited NATO Headquarters on 16 and 17 April 2024. The visit was part of the annual review of activities conducted within the framework of NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) for Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| 25 Apr. 2024 | | Representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina education and training institutions under the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Security visited NATO Headquarters on 16 and 17 April 2024. The visit was part of the annual review of activities conducted within the framework of NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) for Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| 08 Apr. 2024 |  | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Bećirović, to NATO Headquarters on Monday (8 April 2024) to discuss regional security issues and furthering the country’s partnership with NATO. |
| 02 Feb. 2024 |  |
NATO Deputy Secretary General thanks Bosnia and Herzegovina for its contributions to NATO missions NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană thanked troops from Bosnia and Herzegovina for their contribution to NATO missions. During a visit by the North Atlantic Council to Rajlovac military base on Friday (2 February 2024), Mr Geoană met with Minister of Defence, Zukan Helez, and stressed NATO’s strong partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina. He highlighted the areas of cooperation included in NATO’s Defence Capacity Building package. |
| 01 Feb. 2024 |  |
NATO reaffirms its long-standing support for partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană highlighted NATO’s continued, strong support to its partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina, during a visit of the North Atlantic Council to Sarajevo (from 1-2 February 2024). |
| 20 Nov. 2023 |  | NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg started his four-day visit to the Western Balkans this week (19 - 22 November 2023) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, stating that “NATO has been committed to Bosnia-Herzegovina for many years. Your security matters for the Western Balkans region and it matters for Europe”. |
| 22 Sep. 2023 |  |
Director General of the NATO International Military staff visits Bosnia and Herzegovina From the 21st to 22nd September 2023, the Director General of the NATO International Military (DGIMS), Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak was in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he met with the Chief of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Minister of Defence as well as various senior military and political high-level officials. The visit was a welcomed opportunity to discuss a stronger partnership between NATO and Bosnia Herzegovina, as well as the security priorities in the Western Balkans, in particular against the backdrop of the most complex and unpredictable security environment since the end of the Cold War. |