BOSNIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES

UNCLAS SARAJEVO 001045 SIPDIS SIPDIS NEA, EB, L, COMMERCE/BIS/OAC, USTR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL SUBJECT: BOSNIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES REF: STATE 66895 ¶1. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has had observer status in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) since 1994. BiH does not require participation in, or cooperation with, the Arab League Boycott (ALB) or other international boycotts. The BiH government does not, as a matter of policy, practice or contract, request that U.S. firms comply with boycott requirements or provide information regarding such compliance. No supplies, vendors, service suppliers etc. with whom pos does business are known to comply with the ALB r other international boycotts. Post has confirmed with BiH officials at the Ministry of Foreign Trde and External Relations (MoFTER) that boycott aws currently do not exist in BiH. The government does not maintain an ALB office. Bosnian state level enforcement capacities on a number of levels are nascent. The government's ability to either enforce, or prevent enforcement of boycotts, is limited at best. KAIDANOW