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Bosnia Welcomes Serbian Consent On Opening Of Consulate
It is an opportunity to improve bilateral relations, says Bosnian Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovic. Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday welcomed Serbia s decision of giving consent on the opening of the Bosnian consulate in its Novi Pazar city.
Bosnian Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovic described the decision as an opportunity to improve bilateral relations. I welcome yesterday s decision of the Government of the Republic of Serbia on giving consent for the opening of the Consulate General of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Novi Pazar. The opening of a new diplomatic and consular mission of our country is an opportunity to improve relations, said Turkovic on social media.
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Gift to Russian minister triggers diplomatic probe in Bosnia
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 9:58 am EDT
SARAJEVO, Bosnia Bosnia’s authorities opened an investigation Thursday into how a possibly stolen 300-year-old gilded icon from Ukraine ended up being given as a gift to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The presiding Serb member of Bosnia’s three-member presidency, Milorad Dodik, gave the religious painting to Lavrov during his visit to Bosnia earlier this week.
The historic artefact is believed to be from war-torn eastern Ukraine which has been under the control of pro-Russian rebels. Dozens of Serbs have fought alongside the rebels in the conflict, which started in 2014.
Ukraine has demanded an explanation from Bosnia and Herzegovina over reports that a member of the presidency gifted a centuries-old Ukrainian religious icon to Russia’s top diplomat, a minister has said.
Bosnia’s Serb president, Milorad Dodik, the current chair of the rotating post, reportedly gave an Orthodox Christian icon to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a visit on Monday.
The Ukrainian embassy has sent a note demanding an “urgent explanation regarding the possession of their cultural heritage, which according to allegations from the note, was given as a gift”, Bosnia’s Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovic said.