Bosnia&Herzegovina

General Information

The city of Sarajevo has been a crossroads and a meeting point for intellectuals and artists for centuries. The city has been a house and a safe haven to adherents of various cultures, ethnicities and religions.

The unfortunate aggression against the Bosnian people in the 1990s was an attempt to kill not only human beings but also an environment fostering open exchange of views rather than hostilities. That experience has shown the importance of open dialogue; and Sarajevo stands out as a symbol of the need of the revival of it.