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{{Expand Serbo-Croatian|Odnosi Srbije i Bosne i Hercegovine|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox bilateral relations|Bosnia and Herzegovina–Serbia|Bosnia and Herzegovina|Serbia}}
[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Serbia]] maintain diplomatic relations established between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (of which Serbia is considered sole legal [[succession of states|successor]]) in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation/bosnia-and-herzegovina|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina|website=www.mfa.gov.rs}}</ref>

==History==
Both countries were constituent republics within the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. In 1992, following the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]], [[1992 Bosnian independence referendum|Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaimed independence]]. This was followed by the [[Bosnian War]], which lasted until late 1995 and ended with the signing of the [[Dayton Agreement]].

In 2015, [[Russia]] vetoed a [[United Nations Security Council resolution]] that would have condemned the [[Srebrenica massacre]] as a [[genocide]]. Lobbied by the Republika Srpska and Serbia, the veto was praised by Serbian President [[Tomislav Nikolić]] stating that Russia had "prevented an attempt of smearing the entire Serbian nation as genocidal" and proven itself as a true and honest friend.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bosnia-srebrenica-un-idUSKCN0PI1W620150708|title=Russia blocks U.N. condemnation of Srebrenica as a genocide|work=Reuters|date=8 July 2015 |access-date=2017-06-30|archive-date=2015-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009051716/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/08/us-bosnia-srebrenica-un-idUSKCN0PI1W620150708|url-status=live}}</ref> A week later, invited by the [[Bosnian government]] to attend the annual [[Srebrenica Genocide Memorial]], Serbian Prime Minister [[Aleksandar Vučić]] was attacked by a mob in the crowd with stones, bottles and other objects and had to flee the premise.<ref>{{cite news|title=Serbia's president condemns 'savage' attack on PM at Srebrenica|date=11 July 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/12/serbias-president-condemns-savage-attack-on-aleksandar-vucic-at-srebrenica}}</ref>

In 2021, Serbia donated 5,000 [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s to Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Војводине|first=Јавна медијска установа ЈМУ Радио-телевизија|title=ФБИХ прихватила Вучићеву понуду - 5.000 вакцина|url=http://www.rtv.rs/sr_ci/region/fbih-prihvatila-vucicevu-ponudu-5.000-vakcina_1212679.html|access-date=2021-02-26|website=ЈМУ Радио-телевизија Војводине}}</ref>

==Political relations==
Relations between the two countries are often overshadowed by political tensions. The legacy of the Bosnian War, including the Srebrenica genocide, remains a point of contention. Ascending to this, the sometimes secessionist actions of [[Republika Srpska]], supported by Serbia, threaten BiH’s stability and risk reigniting ethnic conflicts.

===Republika Srpska===
{{see also|Republika Srpska–Serbia relations}}
Serbia’s political support for [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Serbs]], and Republika Srpska for that matter, during the Bosnian War was extensive, encompassing diplomatic advocacy, military aid, and economic assistance.<ref>{{cite book|last=Judah|title=The Serbs|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-15826-7|pages=222–224}}</ref> The legacy of this support continues to influence Bosnian-Serbian relations, as seen in ongoing tensions over Republika Srpska’s status and historical narratives.

The Dayton agreement ensured the right for entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to establish special parallel relationships with neighboring countries consistent with sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in this case Republika Srpska with Serbia. The [[Agreement on Special Parallel Relations]] was signed in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://emg.rs/en/news/serbia/141801.html |title=Successful implementation of agreement on special, parallel relations :: EMG :: Business news from Serbia 2010 |access-date=2011-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815155219/http://emg.rs/en/news/serbia/141801.html |archive-date=2011-08-15 }}</ref>

===Bosnia and Herzegovina's stance on Kosovo===
{{main|Bosnia and Herzegovina's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence}}
Bosnia and Herzegovina does not recognize [[International Recognition of Kosovo|independence of Kosovo]] essentially through the [[veto]] from Republika Srpska. Bosniak and Croat members of the [[Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] support the recognition of Kosovo as a sovereign state, and Serb member does not. Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitution requires consensus among all three members in order to perform such an action. Besides Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina thus remains the only country of the former Yugoslavia not to recognize Kosovo's independence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2020/10/15/bosnia-presidency-fails-to-agree-on-recognition-of-kosovo/|title = Bosnia Presidency Fails to Agree on Recognition of Kosovo|date = 15 October 2020}}</ref>

==Economic relations==
Serbia is the third biggest trading partner of Bosnia and Herzegovina (behind Germany and Italy). Trade between two countries amounted to [[United States dollar|$]]2.65 billion in 2024; Serbia's merchandise export to Bosnia and Herzegovina were over $1.6 billion; Bosnia and Herzegovina's exports were standing at $1 billion.<ref>https://bhas.gov.ba/data/Publikacije/Saopstenja/2025/ETR_01_2024_12_1_HR.pdf</ref>

Serbian public telecommunications company [[Telekom Srbija]] is the owner of [[Mtel Bosnia and Herzegovina|Mtel]], the biggest telecom operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>https://pressmediabih.com/biznis/2023/03/03/najveci-telekom-operater-u-bih-uvecao-prihode-i-dobit/</ref>

==Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina==
{{main|Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
[[Serbs]] are one of the [[constitutive nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] along with Bosniaks and Croats. They are the second largest ethnic group, numbering 1,086,733 (30.8% of the total population) according to the [[2013 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina|2013 Census]]. The community is concentrated in [[Republika Srpska]] (numbering 970,857; 83% of the total population).

==Bosniaks in Serbia==
{{main|Bosniaks of Serbia}}
[[Bosniaks]] in Serbia are a recognized [[Minority group|ethnic minority group]]. They are the fourth largest ethnic group after Serbs, [[Hungarians in Vojvodina|Hungarians]] and [[Romani people in Serbia|Roma]], numbering 153,801 and constituting 2.3% of the total population. The vast majority of them live in the in the region of [[Sandžak]] in southwestern Serbia.

==Resident diplomatic missions==
* Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in [[Belgrade]] and consulate general in [[Novi Pazar]].
* Serbia has an embassy in [[Sarajevo]] and consulates general in [[Banja Luka]] and [[Mostar]], with consular offices in [[Drvar]] and [[Trebinje]].

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File:Embassy of Serbia in Sarajevo.jpg|Embassy of Serbia in Sarajevo
File:Serbian general consulate, Banja Luka.jpg|Consulate general of Serbia in Banja Luka
File:20201220 Serbian Consulate, Mostar 3.jpg|Consulate general of Serbia in Mostar
</gallery>

==See also==
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* [[Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[Foreign relations of Serbia]]
* [[Agreement on Succession Issues of the Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Foreign relations of Serbia}}

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