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Relationship dossier

Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro

Relationship assessment

Constructive neighboring relations, reinforced by an agreement on their shared border

Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Montenegro

+25

Bosnia and Herzegovina joined Montenegro in concluding the 2015 agreement delimiting their shared state border, providing a negotiated basis for managing the boundary.

Montenegro toward Bosnia and Herzegovina

+25

Montenegro joined Bosnia and Herzegovina in concluding the 2015 agreement delimiting their shared state border, resolving a significant bilateral boundary issue.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship is shaped by practical cooperation between neighboring governments and the negotiated settlement of their shared border. The boundary agreement supports a broadly constructive bilateral structure, while the breadth of cooperation in other areas is less clear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro maintain cooperative relations, including practical bilateral work on their shared border. Their 2015 border agreement settled a significant boundary issue, and the two governments have pursued cooperation in neighboring areas. The relationship is broadly constructive, though the scope and implementation of wider bilateral cooperation are unclear.

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