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Apr 15 2025

NATO reaffirms its steadfast commitment to security in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to safeguarding the Dayton Peace Agreement

Today (15 April 2025), NATO’s Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Shekerinska, hosted the Chair and members of the Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanović, Željko Komšić, and Denis Bećirović, at NATO Headquarters. They exchanged views with Allied Permanent Representatives on the latest developments in the country and across the region, and on NATO’s partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

NATO’s North Atlantic Council underlined NATO’s enduring commitment to stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, in accordance with the Dayton Peace Agreement, and to our enduring cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the discussion, it was reiterated that the Alliance remains concerned about recent developments and their adverse implications, including for the country’s constitutional order and the functionality of state institutions.

NATO Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Shekerinska hosts the Chair and members of the Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanović, Željko Komšić, and Denis Bećirović, at NATO Headquarters NATO Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Shekerinska hosts the Chair and members of the Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanović, Željko Komšić, and Denis Bećirović, at NATO Headquarters.

Against this backdrop, the Deputy Secretary General reaffirmed that “the Dayton Peace Agreement must be respected.  It is a cornerstone of stability and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state architecture.” She also underscored that “NATO remains closely aligned with its international partners,” including the EU-led Operation Althea and the High Representative, and that NATO “will not accept any kind of security vacuum in Bosnia and Herzegovina. And we will not allow hard-won peace to be jeopardised.” 

Deputy Secretary General Shekerinska restated the Alliance’s support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress “on its European and Euro-Atlantic path” and highlighted that it was important “to build upon this foundation, for the benefit of everyone living there.”

NATO Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Shekerinska hosts the Chair and members of the Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanović, Željko Komšić, and Denis Bećirović, at NATO Headquarters.

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