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.
NATO is supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s defence reform efforts through a new Defence Capacity Building package. This will help to strengthen the capabilities of the country in areas like crisis management, cyber defence, and countering terrorism. Allies have already contributed several million euros and pledged a number of subject matter experts to this end.
Mr Geoană also reaffirmed that the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina matters for the stability of the Western Balkans, and for the Euro-Atlantic area more broadly. He underlined that separatist calls risk putting hard-won progress at risk, and reiterated that NATO remains fully committed to supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina on its Euro-Atlantic path.