In January 2009 , Defence Minister Selmo Cikotić again confirmed Bosnia 's interest in seeking a Membership Action Plan ( MAP ) at the 2009 summit , with membership by 2012 at the latest . In February 2009 The Defence Minister of BiH Selmo Cikotić presented some poll numbers on NATO-membership : 70 % of the country supports NATO-membership ; however while 89 % of the Federation Entity supports NATO-membership , only 44 % in the RS-entity did . While the country did not receive an MAP at the April 2009 summit in Strasbourg – Kehl , Stuart Jones , an official of the US State Department , said on a September 2009 visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina that NATO was going to look at the possibilities for them to receive one in a December 2009 summit , repeating strong US support for the possibility . Then on 2 October 2009 , Haris Silajdžić , the Bosniak Member of the Presidency , announced an official application for Membership Action Plan ( MAP ) . On 22 April 2010 , NATO agreed to launch the MAP for Bosnia and Herzegovina , but with certain conditions attached . Turkey is thought to be the biggest supporter of Bosnian membership
April 2009 summit in Strasbourg – Kehl
2009 Strasbourg–Kehl summit
Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to NATO