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Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the North Atlantic Council

At the invitation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the North Atlantic Council (NAC), chaired by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană, will visit Sarajevo on 1 and 2 February 2024.

On 1 February 2024, the Deputy Secretary General and NATO Ambassadors will meet the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).

A meeting of the NAC with the Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and members of the Council will take place in the afternoon. The Deputy Secretary General and the Chairwoman will deliver statements to the press after the meeting.

On the same day, the NAC will meet with the Collegium of the Parliamentary Assembly.

On 2 February 2024, the NATO Deputy Secretary and NATO Ambassadors will meet with representatives of a think tank and with students from the Universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the afternoon, the Deputy Secretary General and NAC will discuss practical cooperation between NATO and Bosnia and Herzegovina with their counterparts, including during a visit to the Rajlovac military base.

The Deputy Secretary General and NATO Ambassadors will also meet the Commander of the NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo, Commander Bregadier General Pamela McGaha; the incoming Commander of the European Union Force in BiH, Major General László Sticz; the High Representative for BiH, Mr Christian Schmidt and representatives of the international community in BiH.

Media Advisory

Thursday, 1 February

14:15 (CET) TBC    Public opening remarks by the NATO Deputy Secretary General and the Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the North Atlantic Council meeting (BiH Parliamentary Assembly Building)

16:50 (CET) TBC    Joint press statements by the NATO Deputy Secretary General and the Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH Parliamentary Assembly Building)

Video and photo coverage of the media events by NATO TV is foreseen and will be made available on the NATO website and upon request in broadcast quality.

Media accreditation

Prior accreditation for the mentioned above press events is required and must be requested to the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina no later than Friday 26 January 2024 at 12:00 noon. For further details, please see the Call for accreditation here.

For any media accreditation inquiries please contact mediji@mvp.gov.ba.

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