Bosnia and Herzegovina–Indonesia relations refers to the bilateral relations between

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Jakarta, while Indonesia has an embassy in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...

. The bilateral relations was initially motivated by humanity and religious solidarity. As a nation with the largest

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, Indonesians were shocked by the ethnic cleansing against Muslim Bosniaks during the Bosnian War, and promptly organized and mobilized help. Indonesian support for Bosnia and Herzegovina ranged from collecting donations, sending peacekeeping forces under

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, to building the Istiqlal Mosque in Sarajevo.

History

The diplomatic ties between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Indonesia began on 20 May 1992, when Indonesia recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina following the breakup of Yugoslavia. Indonesia also contributed to peace and security efforts by sending peacekeeping troops in the country from 1992 to 1996 under

United Nations Protection Force The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR; also known by its French acronym FORPRONU: ''Force de Protection des Nations Unies'') was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav War ...

(UNPROFOR). Indonesian military observer contingent was led by future Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, then a brigadier general, was chief military observer under UNPROFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995–1996. The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina established their embassy in Jakarta in 1998. In the period 1994-2010, Indonesian interests in Bosnia and Herzegovina was conducted through the Indonesian embassy in

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, and the Indonesian embassy in Sarajevo was finally established on 10 November 2010. In 2001, Indonesia helped build one of Sarajevo's largest mosques, the Istiqlal Mosque, inaugurated by Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs in September 2001.

High level visits

Indonesian President Suharto visited Sarajevo in March 1995. A delegation of MPR Indonesian Parliament visited Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2000. In September 2001, Indonesian Minister of Religious Affair Said Agil Al Munawar visited the capital city

to inaugurate the Indonesian-aided "Istiqlal" Mosque. President

Megawati Soekarnoputri Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri (; born 23 January 1947) is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004. She previously served as the eighth vice president from 1999 to 2001. Megawati i ...

also visited Sarajevo in September 2002. In December 2004, Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic visited Indonesia. In 15–16 March 2007 Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hassan Wirajuda Noer Hassan Wirajuda (born July 9, 1948 in Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian politician who was the foreign minister of Indonesia from 2001 to 2009. He served during the presidencies of Megawati Sukarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yu ...

visited Sarajevo.

Trade and investment

Bilateral trade between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Indonesia is minuscule which was estimated just at US$1.5 million in 2008. Indonesia chiefly exports cacao, furniture,

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and wheat products, wood and carpet, however, the imports include electrical products, machines and mechanical equipment from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

References

External links

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bilateral relations of Indonesia

History

High level visits

Trade and investment

See also

References

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