Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia-Turkey Ties Crucial for Balkans, Experts Say

Good relations between Serbia and Turkey are important for the stability of the entire Balkan region, experts told a forum, "Current Serbia-Turkey Relations," organized by the Belgrade Institute for International Politics and Economy.

Switzerland denies Serbia requested Oric's extradition

"The uncertainty of the fate" of Naser Oric, a wartime commander of the Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina in Srebrenica, continues, writes a daily.

The Belgrade-based Vecernje Novosti newspaper said on Wednesday that he is still detained in Switzerland, awaiting a decision.

Digital Deadline Threatens Bosnia TV Stations

Bosnia's Communications Regulatory Agency for, RAK, is receiving first requests to halt the broadcasting of local television stations whose analog signal is troubling neighbouring countries that have all moved over to digitalization.

Serbs Suggest Russia Veto for Srebrenica Resolution

The Serbian president’s office and the leader of Bosnia’s Serb-led entity Republika Srpska have suggested asking Russia to veto a proposed UN Security Council resolution condemning the Srebrenica genocide.

Serbian Experts Split Over America's Balkan Strategy

At the forum entitled "Contemporary US foreign policy in the Balkans and Eastern Europe," held in Belgrade on Tuesday, experts clashed over US interests in the Balkans and whether Belgrade should move closer to the Washington.

The forum follows Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's high-profile visit to Washington in early June.

Greek postman travels the world to deliver refugees letters (Photos)

Thessaloniki Motorcyclist Ilias vrochidis, aged 31, started a journey in July 2013 aimed at exploring Balkan and African countries so as to deliver letters to the families and friends of migrants who have come to Greece. His goal was to raise public awareness on migrant issues.

Bosnia-Serbia Relations Hit as Nikolic Cancels Visit

Nikolic's first official visit to Sarajevo, which was scheduled for Tuesday, was cancelled after the Bosniak member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, Bakir Izetbegovic, asked for it to be postponed following last week's arrest of Oric, the former Bosniak commander in Srebrenica.

Nikolic: Serbia committed to good-neighborly relations

Serbia is committed to good-neighborly relations and cooperation with regional countries, President Tomislav Nikolic's press service said in a statement.

"Srebrenica resolution could lead to new divisions"

Bosnian Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak warned that a British draft resolution on Srebrenica, if adopted, could lead to new divisions in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

“I therefore hope that at least one of the countries at the UN Security Council will use its right of veto and prevent the adoption of this document,” Crnadak said in an interview published by Belgrade-based daily Politika.

Belgrade 'Blackmailed Over Kosovo', Says Serbian PM

The Serbian PM has expressed concern that Serbia's EU membership process remains too focused on relations with Kosovo, not least because of wider security concerns in the region, while warning Belgrade will not accept "impossible solutions".

'Reforms Yet to Pay Off' in Bosnian Serb Entity

While the Republika Srpska, RS, government is working on its third set of economic and social reforms that it began to implementing in early 2015, local businessmen and private entrepreneurs say they still do not see any positive effects from the previous rounds of reforms.