On 21 February 2024, in Sarajevo, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia, Elita Kuzma, presented her credentials to the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšić.
In a conversation with the Chairman of the Presidency, the Latvian Ambassador emphasised the good and friendly relations between the two countries, confirming her readiness to strengthen the political dialogue. Elita Kuzma underlined that Latvia supported the EU perspective for Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as for all the Western Balkan countries. “Latvia welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina’s achievements in the process of its European integration, as well as wishing success with the implementation of further reforms,” the Ambassador said.
The Presidency Chairman thanked the Ambassador for Latvia’s support in the process of integrating Bosnia and Herzegovina into the European Union. At the same time, Željko Komšić underlined his interest in continuing cooperation on transatlantic security matters.
As part of her accreditation visit, the Ambassador met with the Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Edin Dilberović, and the Head of Department for the NATO and PfP (Partnership for Peace), Assistant Minister on Bilateral Relations, Momir Brajić. The officials discussed the political consultations planned between the Foreign Ministries of Latvia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in early March this year.
The Ambassador also had meetings with other dignitaries: the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt; the Head of the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Johann Sattler; the Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FIPA), Marko Kubatlija; and the Metropolitan Archbishop of Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vrhbosna and North Macedonia, Tomo Vukšić. Elita Kuzma also visited the War Childhood Museum, where the exposition reflects children’s wartime experiences not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina but also in Ukraine and Palestine.
In her current posting, Ambassador Elita Kuzma succeeds Gunta Pastore, who was the Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2019.
The Ambassador of Latvia resides in Prague, the Czech Republic.
