Bosnia and Herzegovina–Romania relations are
bilateral relations
Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which is activity by a single state or jointly by multiple states, respectively. When ...
between
Romania and
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Both countries are full members of the
Southeast European Cooperation Process
The South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) was launched on Bulgaria's initiative in 1996. At the Bulgaria-chaired meeting in Sofia, the Southeast Europe (SEE) countries laid the foundations for regional co-operation for the purposes of c ...
,
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) is a multilateral regional initiative that has been initiated by the European Union, the United States of America and the countries of Southeast Europe within the framework of the Organization ...
,
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in
Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in
Sarajevo.
History
Romania recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence on 1 March 1996, both countries established diplomatic relations on the same day. Relations were described as "excellent" by the foreign ministers in 2006, ahead of the opening of the Bosnian embassy in Bucharest.
They entered into a
free trade agreement in April 2003, which Romania withdrew from following its entry into the
European Union in 2007. President
Traian Băsescu of Romania made an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina in March 2008. Romania has argued against any rapid withdrawal of troops from Bosnia, and supports Bosnian entry into the EU.
Military cooperation
Romania contributed 200 soldiers to a non-combat Engineering Battalion of
IFOR/
SFOR in the wake of the Bosnian conflict in the mid-90s, four helicopters to the EUFOR operation between 2005 and 2006, and 85 police to the EU mission between 2003 and 2006. The countries signed a military cooperation plan in 2006.
National minorities
In
Republika Srpska, one of the two entities constituting Bosnia and Herzegovina together with the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...
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Romanians are legally recognized as an ethnic minority. In the village of
Ostružnja Gornja exists the Ostružnja Association of Romanians, a cultural association for the small Romanian community of the village, composed of 53 families with around 350 members in total.
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See also
* Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union is the stated aim of the present relations between the two entities. Bosnia and Herzegovina has been recognised by the EU as a "candidate country" for accession since the decision of ...
* Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina The implementation of the Dayton Accords of 1995 has focused the efforts of policymakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the international community, on regional stabilization in the countries-successors of the former Yugoslavia. Relations wi ...
* Foreign relations of Romania
* Romania–Yugoslavia relations
Romania–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations between Romania (both Kingdom of Romania 1918-1947 and the People's or Socialist Republic of Romania 1947–1989) and now broken up Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918-1941 and S ...
References
External links
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Romanian embassy in Sarajevo
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Bosnian embassy in Bucharest
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Romania
Bilateral relations of Romania