Bosnian leader arrives on two-day visit today

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina Sefik Dzaferovic, accompanied by a high-level delegation including the minister for security and presidential advisers, will arrive here on Wednesday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan.

Mr Dzaferovic is paying the visit on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, a Foreign Office spokesperson said in a press statement issued on Tuesday.

During the visit, the chairman of the presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina will meet the prime minister and the president, besides having meetings with the speaker of National Assembly, foreign minister, adviser to the PM on commerce and investment and other dignitaries.

This is Mr Dzaferovic’s first visit to Pakistan.

Earlier, Prime Minister Khan met Mr Dzaferovic on the sidelines of the OIC summit in Makkah in May last year.

Pakistan enjoys traditionally warm and friendly relations with Bosnia & Herzegovina. The two countries have extended support to each other in times of need.

During years 1994-95, Pakistan was a significant contributor of troops to the UN Peacekeeping Mission. Bosnia & Herzegovina provided assistance to Pakistan during the 2005 earthquake and 2010 floods, the press release said.