<h6><strong>The Diplomat</strong></h6> <h4><strong>Integration into NATO and the European Union, are two of the most important foreign policy objectives for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the country's ambassador to Spain, Vesna Andree-Zaimović, recalled on Tuesday during the reception she hosted on Tuesday to commemorate Bosnia's National Day.</strong></h4> The <strong>November 25 holiday commemorates the first session of the National Anti-Fascist People's Liberation Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held in 1943</strong>, and which, as the ambassador said, “the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina remember with pride because it was the day when our homeland formally stood up against fascism.” In a brief review of the “long and complex history” of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vesna Andree-Zaimović defended that “it is characterized by <strong>centuries of coexistence that is reflected in ethnic and religious diversity, and a high degree of tolerance and coexistence</strong> of different peoples and the four great monotheistic religions.” She added that because of this coexistence “I am in the habit of saying that European values have been appreciated for centuries in my country”. The ambassador stressed “the very good and friendly relations between the Kingdom of Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina” and <strong>thanked the “broad support” that the Spanish Government has given to “the negotiations for accession to the European Union, as for the previous acquisition of candidate status”.</strong> She added that “<strong>we will never forget the great contribution made by Spanish troops to peacekeeping</strong>” during the war that ravaged the Balkan country in the 1990s. And he showed special appreciation for Spain's favorable vote last May for the adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution on the Srebrenica genocide. “Accepting the past is important for building a better future as a member of the European Union,” said Andree-Zaimović, who after listing his defense of democracy, freedom and human rights, assured that <strong>we Bosnians ”are proud to share with you the same values.”</strong> She also mentioned <strong>economic cooperation as “one of our priorities” and said that her country “offers numerous investment opportunities, mainly in the field of sustainable energy”</strong>, in addition to “the improvement of railroads, mining and wood, metallurgical, textile and chemical industries”. Finally, accompanied by the representative of the Sarajevo Tourist Office Faruk Caluk, the ambassador welcomed “the growing interest of Spanish tourists to visit my country”, so she assured that <strong>her priority in this area will be to achieve “the opening of direct flights between cities in Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina”.</strong> [caption id="attachment_101937" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-101937 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/El-otro-hablante-ok.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="428" /> Faruk Caluk, representative of the Sarajevo Tourist Office.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_101939" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-101939 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bulgaria-y-Portugal-ok.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> The ambassadors of Bulgaria, Aleksey Elenkov Andreev, and of Portugal, Joao Mira-Gomes.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_101941" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-101941 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Embajadora-con-arabes-y-baloncesto-ok.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> The ambassadors of Libya, Saudi Arabia and Bosnia, together with the Minister Plenipotentiary and Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Egypt, “surround” the Bosnian Real Madrid basketball player Džanan Musa.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_101943" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-101943 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Georgia-Jordania-y-Arabia-ok.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> From left to right: the Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Georgia, and the ambassadors of Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_101945" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-101945 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Nueva-Zelanda-Finlandia-Noruega-Lituania-y-Croacia-ok.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> From left to right: the ambassadors of New Zealand, Finland and Lithuania, together with the minister counselor of Norway and the counselor of the Croatian Embassy.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_101947" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-101947 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Nuncio-ok.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> The Bosnian Ambassador receives the Nuncio of His Holiness upon arrival at the reception.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_101949" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-101949 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Recibiendo-a-Eslovaquia-ok.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="429" /> The ambassador of Slovakia is greeted upon his arrival at the reception.[/caption]
