• Country/entity

  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Yugoslavia (former)
  

• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Statement

• Date

  8 Jul 1992

• Agreement status

  Agreement with subsequent status

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Interstate/intrastate conflict(s) ( Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001) )

• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Bosnia peace process

• Parties

  President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Alija Izetbegovic; President of the Republic of Croatia, Dr. Franjo Tudjman

• Third parties

  Ministers of Foreign Affairs Dr. Haris Silajdzic and Prof. Dr. Zdenko Skrabalo, the Head of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia Mr. Hrvoje Sarinic, and the Foreign Policy Adviser of the President

• Description

  This short agreement provides for cooperation between the Republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in opposition to activities the forces of Serbia and Montenegro. Although it was made before the conflict between Croat and Bosniak forces in Bosnia, it has been included because it has a pre-negotiation function with regard to the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia, which dealt not just with non-aggression and Serbia, but outlined a constitutional agreement, that became important to post-conflict agreements between Bosnia and Croatia.

• Agreement document

  BA_920708_Joint Statement.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

The President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, and the President of the Republic of

Croatia, Dr. Franjo Tudjman, have met, in accordance with the wish expressed already in their Joint Statement of 15 June 1992, on the occasion of the CSCE Summit held on 8 June 1992 in Helsinki.

Also present during the talks were the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Dr. Haris Silajdzic and

Prof. Dr. Zdenko Skrabalo, the Head of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia Mr. Hrvoje Sarinic, and the Foreign Policy Adviser of the President have given the following

JOINT STATEMENT

1. In consideration of the fact that both the States have recognized each other, they will establish, as soon as possible, diplomatic relations at

embassy level.

It has also been decided that the representatives of both Governments should meet as soon as possible to discuss topical questions of interest for both States.

2. In the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian and Montenegran forces have launched a new offensive in the immediate vicinity of the border with the Republic of Croatia (Bosanska Posavina), and there have also been continuous attacks of these forces on parts of the Republic of Croatia stretching from Slavonski Brod to Zupanja.

All this is taking place at a time when the attention of the global public is drawn to the events in Sarajevo, where attempts are being made to establish an efficient airlift and an overland corridor to deliver humanitarian aid to the suffering citizens.

Because of justified concern for the lives and survival of the citizens of Sarajevo, the continuation of brutal aggression in other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and ethnic cleansing operations in the attacked by the aggressor still go unpunished and are being concealed.

3. In view of the foregoing, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia have common interests in the defence of their independence and territorial integrity from Serbian and Montenegran aggression.

Both Presidents have agreed that this common interest should be realized by ways and means envisioned in the United Nations Charter and underlying the Acts of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

4. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina appreciates the efforts made by the international community and by the Republic of Croatia in providing help, and in particular the reception and accommodation of a great number of refugees, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

5. Both Presidents reiterate the commitment of their States to the principle whereby, after the cessation of war in the territory of Bosnia and

Herzegovina, the internal system of this State will be set up democratically on the basis of equality of the three constituent nations of Bosnia and

Herzegovina.