Bosnia and Herzegovina–Malaysia relations
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Malaysia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Embassy, Kuala LumpurMalaysia Embassy,Sarajevo
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Bosnia and Herzegovina–Malaysia relations refers to the foreign relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,[1][2] and Malaysia has an embassy in Sarajevo.[1][3]

Relations between the two countries are cordial due to both being Muslim majority nations. During the first premiership of Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia was a strident advocate for the plight of the Muslim Bosniaks in the Bosnian War, helping to send peacekeepers and temporarily resettling Bosnian families in Malaysia.[4] Although the majority have since returned to Bosnia after the war, or migrated elsewhere, a small Bosnian community still remains in Malaysia.[5]

History

Embassy of Malaysia in Sarajevo

In October 1993 during the Bosnian War, Mahathir Mohamad, who was the Malaysian Prime Minister at the time, expressed concern with the violation of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6] Thus, he sent a group of Malaysian soldiers to participate 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.[6] Since then, both countries have established relations and Malaysia has recognised Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent country.[6]

Economic relations

The bilateral trade between the two countries is expanding, with Malaysia's main exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina composed almost entirely of electronics and electrical products, while imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina consisted mainly of furniture and aluminium.[7] Both countries also cooperate in the agriculture and halal sectors.[8][9] Besides that, three Malaysian Islamic banks have set up operations in Bosnia in 2010.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia". Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Address of the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Official Website of Embassy of Malaysia, Sarajevo". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Karcic, Hamza (8 October 2020). "Haven Far From Home: The Bosniaks of Malaysia". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Danial Azhar (2 May 2022). "Peace and community in a Malaysian Ramadan for Bosnian refugee". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. ↑ Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (21 June 2007). "Speech at the Malaysia - Bosnia and Herzegovina Business Forum". Prime Minister Office. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. ↑ hamid (1 July 2008). "Malaysia And Bosnia Need To Cooperate In Agriculture Sector". Halal.net. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  9. ↑ hamid (5 May 2009). "Malaysia to help develop Bosnia's first halal park". Halal.net. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Nazry Bahrawi (5 October 2010). "Is Bosnian Islam going the way of Malaysia?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

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