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# Bosnia and Austria Expand Defense Cooperation Through Graz-Krems Framework
- URL: https://www.adriadefense.com/bosnia-and-austria-expand-defense-cooperation-through-graz-krems-framework/
- Published: 2025-11-07T12:12:29.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-07T12:16:46.000Z
- Description: Bosnia and Austria reaffirmed strong defense ties and agreed to deepen cooperation under the Graz-Krems regional format, focusing on training, education, and arms control initiatives with UNIDIR.
- Author: AdriaDefense Desk
- Tags: #BOSNIA / AUSTRIA, Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, #Graz Krems, #Zoran Sajinovic, #Sead Muratovic, #Arnold Kammel, #Roland Stromberger, #Christian Hahn, Industry, Austria, Vienna, #UNIDIR, #United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, #Graz-Krems, #EUFOR Althea, #Theresian Military Academy

**BAKU, Azerbaijan**— Senior defense officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Austria held bilateral consultations to enhance military cooperation within the framework of the regional “Graz-Krems” defense format.

The Bosnian delegation, led by Assistant Ministers **Zoran Sajinovic** (International Cooperation) and **Sead Muratovic** (Personnel Management), met with their Austrian counterparts headed by **Arnold Kammel**, Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defense. The meeting also included **Brigadier Roland Stromberger**, Head of the Department for Military Diplomacy, and **Brigadier Christian Hahn**, Austria’s Defense Attache in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Both sides praised the excellent bilateral defense cooperation, highlighting Austria’s long-term support in the training and education of Bosnian cadets at the Theresan Military Academy and its continued engagement in EUFOR Althea. Discussions focused on expanding expert-level exchanges and initiating new projects in defense education, personnel development, and military heritage preservation.

A key topic was the **Graz-Krems cooperation format**, a regional initiative promoting coordinated defense engagement and training among Central and Southeastern European countries. The delegations also reviewed upcoming **arms control seminars** organized with the **United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)**.

Austrian officials emphasized that defense cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina plays a vital role in regional stability and partnership building, reaffirming Vienna’s commitment to supporting Bosnia’s continued defense reforms and Euro-Atlantic alignment.