Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serb Republic (RS) Presiden Milorad Dodik has met in Banja Luka with Serbian Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina Stanimir Vukicevic.

On that occasion he reiterated that the Serb entity, RS, is "committed to Bosnia's application to be granted EU candidate status."

The Western Balkans Investment Summit in London on Monday brought together the prime ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia with investors to discuss the development of transport links, energy projects and privatisation.

Macedonia arrested two Afghans who tried to jump the fence on the border with Greece as authorities stuck firm behind their recent decision to bar entry to Afghans and other migrants apart from Syrians and Iraqis.

The Macedonian decision has created a refugee "bottleneck' in northern Greece, where thousands of migrants have gathered hoping to pass through to the European Union.

Bosnian Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak made an official visit to Iran on Monday, meeting his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in a bid to develop relations that could economically benefit the cash-strapped Balkan state.

"We discussed many ways to increase our economic cooperation," said Crnadak said at a press conference, according to Iranian news FARS.

The governments of Montenegro and Bosnia are to sign an agreement to establish joint embassies on the so-called "Nordic" model.

Under the agreement, which BIRN has seen, the new arrangements will contribute tocost-effectiveness and improved efficiency in the work of diplomatic and consular offices.

The Austrian government invited Bulgaria for participation at an extraordinary meeting between the interior and foreign  ministers of the countries along the Western Balkans migrant route.

The invitation was sent by Austria's Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner and Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz.

Dragan Lukac, Interior Minister of Republika Srpska, the Serb-dominated entity of Bosnia, said the entity government will soon send its special police units for training in Russia and is also keen to buy military equipment from Moscow.

The Syrian citizen Imad Al-Husin better known as Abu Hamza on Thursday told the TV network Aljazeera Balkans that he may file a lawsuit against the Bosnian authorities for keeping him for more than seven years in detention, on suspicion that he represented a threat to national security.

"I challenge the Bosnian authorities to hold a fair trial," Al-Husin told Aljazeera.

Bosnia's ruling coalition is likely to survive the political turmoil created in recent weeks by the arrest of the politician and businessman Fahrudin Radoncic, experts say.

Bakir Izetbegovic said on Thursday that Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic should visit Bosnia-Herzegovina next month.

Izetbegovic, the Bosniak (Muslim) member of the country's tripartite presidency, spoke for N1 in an interview that will be broadcast this evening.