Kathmandu, Jan. 14 : His Majesty’s Government of Nepal and the Government of  Bosnia and Herzegovina have established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level on January 12, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Narendra Bikram Shah, permanent representative of the Kingdom of Nepal to the United Nations and Mr. Muhamed Sacirbey, permanent representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations signed a joint communique to this effect at New York.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 113th country having diplomatic relations with Nepal.

Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty on October 15, 1991 and a referendum for independence was passed on February 29, 1992.

A country having an area of 19,781 square miles, Bosnia and Herzegovina has multi ethnic population of 3,365,727 comprising Serbs, Muslims and Croats.

It is situated on Balkan peninsula in south-east Europe.