Bosnia and Herzegovina–Malaysia relations

Bosnia and Herzegovina–Malaysia relations

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Malaysia

Bosnia and Herzegovina–Malaysia relations refers to a foreign relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,[1] and Malaysia has an embassy in Sarajevo.[1]

History

In October 1993 during the Bosnian War, Mahathir Mohamad who is the Malaysian Prime Minister at the time has expressed concern with the violation of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] Thus, he has send a group of Malaysian soldiers to participated in the UN Peacekeeping Operations and called the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 1995 to set up measures and help the newly independent European country.[2] Since that, both countries has establishing relations and Malaysia has recognise Bosnia and Herzegovina as one of the independent country in the world.[2]

Economic relations

The bilateral trade between the two countries currently expanding with Malaysia's main exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina composed almost entirely of electronics and electrical products, while the imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina consisted mainly of furniture and aluminium.[3] Both countries also cooperates in agriculture and halal sector.[4][5] Beside that, three Malaysian Islamic banks have set up operations in Bosnia on 2010.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Christoph Marcinkowski; Constance Chevallier-Govers; Ruhanas Harun (2011). Malaysia and the European Union: Perspectives for the Twenty-first Century. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-3-643-80085-5.
  3. ↑ Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (21 June 2007). "SPEECH AT THE MALAYSIA - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BUSINESS FORUM". Prime Minister Office. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ↑ hamid (1 July 2008). "Malaysia And Bosnia Need To Cooperate In Agriculture Sector". Halal.net. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ↑ hamid (5 May 2009). "Malaysia to help develop Bosnia's first halal park". Halal.net. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Nazry Bahrawi (5 October 2010). "Is Bosnian Islam going the way of Malaysia?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

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