Iran, Bosnia Vow to Fight Terrorism, Extremism

During the meeting in the Bosnian capital on Friday, Zarif and Crnadak reiterated that terrorism is a common threat to the world and all countries should join hands to fight the terrorist groups.

The two to diplomats also discussed the recent developments in the two countries' mutual cooperation.

Zarif on his last leg of tour to the Europe's Balkan countries arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina late on Thursday.

In relevant remarks in January 2017, Bosnian Minister of Civil Affairs Adil Osmanović in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Sarajevo Mahmoud Heidari in the Bosnian capital called for broadening of mutual cooperation with Iran in different areas.

 “The Bosnian ministry of civil affairs is ready to take advantage of all opportunities and capacities to develop all-out relations with Iran in areas of science, culture, art, and sports,” Osmanović said.

The Iranian ambassador, for his part, pointed to the visits made by the two countries' officials to each other's capitals, and said that the way Iranian fairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina were dealt with by Bosnian people proved the depth of cultural commonalities between the two nations.

Heidari voiced Iran’s readiness for re-establishing the programs of cultural interactions between the two countries, and underlined the need for bolstering process academic cooperation between he two countries, specially in the areas of modern technologies.