Joint Statement

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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

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
No specific mention.
Elderly/age
No specific mention.
Migrant workers
No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
Religious groups
No specific mention.
Indigenous people
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
Groups→Refugees/displaced persons→Rhetorical
Page 1, 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.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
Men and boys
No specific mention.
LGBTI
No specific mention.
Family
No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
State configuration
Page 1, 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.
Self determination
No specific mention.
Referendum
No specific mention.
State symbols
No specific mention.
Independence/secession
Page 1, 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...
Accession/unification
No specific mention.
Border delimitation
No specific mention.
Cross-border provision
No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
No specific mention.
Electoral commission
No specific mention.
Political parties reform
No specific mention.
Civil society
No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
Public administration
No specific mention.
Constitution
No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing
No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
Military power sharing
No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
No specific mention.
Protection measures
No specific mention.
Other
No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Humanitarian assistance
Page 1, 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.
National economic plan
No specific mention.
Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
No specific mention.
Business
No specific mention.
Taxation
No specific mention.
Banks
No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
Ceasefire
No specific mention.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
Page 1, 3.
...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.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
No specific mention.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
No specific mention.
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
Snezana Trifunovska (ed.) Yugoslavia Through Documents: From Its Creation to Its Dissolution (Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1994), pp. 615-616.

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