• Country/entity

  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Yugoslavia (former)
  

• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Statement

• Date

  15 Jun 1992

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• 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 Republic of Croatia DR FRANJO TUDJMAN; President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ALIJA IZETBEGOVIC

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  This short agreement provides for the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and endorses the independence of Bosnia. 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 outlined a constitutional agreement that became important to post-conflict agreements between Bosnia and Croatia.

• Agreement document

  BA_920615_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

JOINT STATEMENT MADE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Sarajevo and Zagreb, 15 June 1992

The President of the Republic of Croatia, Dr Franjo Tudjman, and the President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr Alija Izetbegovic, hereby express their wish to meet at the earliest convenience in order to talk about the current problems and future relations between the two sovereign and independent States.

Both sides regret that the current circumstances when the brutal aggression is being continued especially in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, President Izetbegovic is unable to leave Sarajevo.

Hoping that they will be able to meet soon, the two Presidents have decided to issue the following statement.

Joint Statement

1. Since the Republic of Croatia has recognized the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has recognized the Republic of Croatia, both Presidents state that the diplomatic relations at the level of embassies should immediately be established.

2. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is grateful to the Republic of Croatia for the humanitarian help and the reception and accommodation of the large number of refugees, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who were forced to leave their centuries-old homes, fleeing from the inhuman and savage attacks of military forces of Serbia and Montenegro and the chetnik forces.

3. The republic of Croatia supports the efforts of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the preservation of independence and its resistance to the aggression and is giving and will continue extending help to the Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina in this respect.

The Republic of Croatia also endorses the efforts of the legal Government and the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in consolidating the defence of the Republic by joining forms and components of armed resistance into the united armed forces under the command of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, constituted in the spirit of paragraph 4 below.

4. Both Presidents express their full agreement that a political solution for the relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina on the principle of parity of the three constituent nations has to be sought after the cessation of the war.

5. The President of the Republic of Croatia, Dr Franjo Tudjman, endorses the efforts of the international community aimed at the cessation of aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the request the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has directed to the international community for help and efficient action in order to prevent further aggression and bring the war operations to an end.

6. Both Presidents agree that the diplomatic-consular representations of both countries will extend, within their competence, all necessary help and services to the citizens of both countries in cases when their respective representations cannot offer that help.

Acts committed within the framework of such mutual help will be recognized as valid by both countries.

President of the Republic of Croatia DR FRANJO TUDJMAN

President of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ALIJA IZETBEGOVIC