Bosnia and Herzegovina–United Kingdom relations explained

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Mission1:	Bosnian and Herzegovinian Embassy, London
Mission2:	British Embassy, Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations on 13 April 1992.^[1]

Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, and the OSCE.

Economic relations

From 1 July 2008 until 30 December 2020, trade between Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the UK was governed by the Bosnia and Herzegovina–European Union Stabilisation and Association Process, while the United Kingdom was a member.^[2] Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK offered Bosnia and Herzegovina a continuity trade agreement based on the EU free trade agreement, however the agreement was signed by neither country.^[3] On 9 June 2021, Greg Hands stated that the UK government remained ready to conclude the trade agreement, while the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina were considering their position on the trade agreement.^[4]

Diplomatic missions

• Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains an embassy in London.^[5]
• The United Kingdom is accredited to Bosnia and Herzegovina through its embassy in Sarajevo, and an embassy office in Banja Luka.^[6]

See also

• Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
• United Kingdom–Yugoslavia relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 . Datumi priznanja i uspostave diplomatskih odnosa . 26 April 2022 . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina . bs.
2. Web site: EU - Bosnia and Herzegovina. World Trade Organization. 20 February 2024.
3. 8 December 2021. Progress with trade negotiations. National Audit Office. 12 December 2023. Agreements with Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro had not been signed. DIT remains open to pursuing these agreements and is waiting for further engagement from the other parties..
4. Web site: 9 June 2021. Trade Agreements: Bosnia and Herzegovina. UK Parliament. 1 December 2023.
5. Web site: Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo VELIKE BRITANIJE i SJEVERNE IRSKE. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2016-10-09. Bosnian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513184834/http://www.mfa.ba/ambasade_konzulati_misije/ambasade_konzulati_i_stalne_misije_bih/Default.aspx?template_id=16&s1=765&id=7097. 13 May 2013. dmy-all.
6. Web site: British Embassy Sarajevo. GOV.UK. 20 February 2024.