Agreement on removal of Commands, Units and Institutions from Garrisons-Barracks of Zenica, Travnik, Konjic and Barracks and Institutions in Sarajevo

• Country/entity

  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Yugoslavia (former)
  
• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement on removal of Commands, Units and Institutions from Garrisons-Barracks of Zenica, Travnik, Konjic and Barracks and Institutions in Sarajevo
• Date

  10 May 1992
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001) )
• Stage

  Ceasefire/related
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Bosnia peace process
• Parties

  1) For the Presidency of R B&H: Fikret Abdic, Stjepan Kljuic
  2) For the Government of B&H: Jerko Doko
  3) Representative of JNA: Major – General Milan Aksontijevic
  4) ECMM: Mr. Antonio Nunes, Soares dos Santos
  5) Mr. Colm Doyle, Personal Envoy of Lord Carrington
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  This agreement provides for the safe withdrawal of the JNA from the republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It guarantees the safety and citizen's rights of family members of military personnel who wish to remain in Bosnia, and compensation for non-movable property.

• Agreement document

  BA_920510_Agreement on Removal of JNA from Sarajevo.pdf | Download PDF

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AGREEMENT

On removal of Commands, Units and Institutions from Garrisons - Barracks of Zenica, Travnik, Konjic and Barracks and Institutions in Sarajevo

PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT:

1) Presidency and Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2) Representatives of JNA

3) ECMM

4) Mr. Doyle, Personal Envoy of Lord Carrington

Article 1

The Parties to the Agreement agreed that the JNA would return all armament, ammunition, mines and explosives, and equipment of Territorial Defence of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina which had been entrusted to the JNA for, guarding and whose owner is the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the inventory list of the conditions before the JNA took over to guard it.

Article 2

The Parties to the Agreement agreed that, within the framework of withdrawal of the JNA from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, withdrawal of Commands, Units and Institutions with armament, ammunition, mines and explosives, equipment and movable property, which remains after restoring what belongs to the Territorial Defense, from the Garrisons - Barracks of Zenica, Travnik and Konjic as well as from barracks in Sarajevo:

“Marshall Tito”, “Viktor Bubanj", "Jusuf Dzonlic", “Gavrilo Princip” (Jajce barracks), II Army District Headquarters (four buildings), Military Institution ''Romenija" and Home of the Army.

Article 3

The Parties to the Agreement consent that Commands, Units and Institutions of the JNA from Zenica Garrison withdraw in the direction:

Zenica - Doboj - Tuzla - Zvornik and further;

from the Konjic Garrison in the direction:

Konjic - Sarajevo - Zenica - Doboj - Tuzla - Zvornik and further;

from the Commands, Units, Institutions and the Garrison of Sarajevo in the direction:

Sarajevo - Zenica - Doboj – Tuzla - Zvornik and further.

The JNA guarantees that these movements will be carried out in the first place by Rail roads.

Article 4

Withdrawal of other Commands, Units, Institutions and Barracks of JNA will be regulated by a separate agreement.

Article 5

The Government and the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina guarantee that they will make possible and secure safe passage of Army Convoys, Commands, Units and Institutions on routes of march of the Convoys to their destinations and that they will establish permanent stations manned by the Units of the Territorial Defense of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on certain critical points on the routes of movement of Army Convoys until relocation is completed.

Article 6

Status of the Military Hospital in Sarajevo and other Health Institutions will be regulated by a separate agreement between the Parties to the Agreement and the International Red Cross Committee.

Article 7

For this relocation the Government will allow use of transport facilities of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with recompense.

Article 8

Family members of active military personnel and civilian personnel serving with the JNA as well as family members of retired JNA personnel are guaranteed all rights according to International Laws.

To those who want to emigrate the Government will allow emigration with movable property.

Article 9

Control of real estate on the territory of the Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina will be exercised in accordance to the laws of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Article 10

Those who had repurchased their apartments, and who want to leave the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, should be allowed to receive fair compensation with receipt payment slip to SDK B&H on account of an organisation in the Republic of B&H.

Article 11

The Government guarantees that family members of active military personnel, civilian personnel as well as pensioners will not be mistreated and that they will have all citizen’s rights prescribed in the Constitution of the Republic of B&H.

Article 12

On occasion of withdrawal from military installations, condition of the aforesaid installations will be determined and entered into records.

Article 13

Realisation of this Agreement begins on the day it is signed, end it will end on the date specified in the Plan for Withdrawal from the Entire Territory of the Republic of B&H which will be sent to the Parties to the Agreement, but to the end of June at the latest.

Article 14

The Parties to the Agreement agree completely with the provisions of this Agreement and accept it.

The Party which fails to carry out or to provide for carrying out of this Agreement will have to take all legal and factual consequences resulting thereof.

Article 15

This Agreement has been made out in five identical copies, one for every Party to the Agreement.

SIGNATURES

1) For the Presidency of R B&H

Fikret Abdic

Stjepan Kljuic

2) For the Government of B&H

Jerko Doko

3) Representative of JNA

Major – General Milan Aksontijevic

4) ECMM

Mr. Antonio Nunes, Soares dos Santos

5) Mr. Colm Doyle, Personal Envoy of Lord Carrington