• Country/entity

  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Yugoslavia (former)
  

• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  

• Agreement name

  Agreement by the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina with regard to the opening of Sarajevo airport

• Date

  1 Jun 1992

• Agreement status

  Unilateral document

• 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

  On behalf of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina: Dr Nikola Koljevic, Member of the Presidency of Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Signed on behalf of UNPROFOR by Lt. Col R.P. Gray

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  This agreement commits the Serbian side to a ceasefire in and around Sarajevo, withdrawing all anti-aircraft weapons systems from the vicinity of the airport, to be concentrated at five locations supervised by UNPROFOR.

• Agreement document

  BA_920601_AgreementSerbianRepublicOpeningSarajevoAirport.pdf | Download PDF

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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

Agreement by the Serbian Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina with regard to the opening of Sarajevo Airport

In pursuance of Security Council Resolution 757 (1992), Paragraph 17;

the Undersigned agree that:

1. The ceasefire agreed for 0600 hours on 15 June 1992 in and around Sarajevo shall be durable one subject to verification by UNPROFOR and that the parties will provide liaison officers and escorts to assist in its verification.

2. All anti-aircraft weapon systems shall be withdrawn the maximum possible distance from positions from which they can engage the airport, flying aircraft or aircraft on the ground and that they shall be placed under UNPROFOR supervision.

This distance is to exceed the maximum effective rage of each weapon system.

3. That the location of such anti-aircraft weapons systems shall be in five or less locations as mutually agreed to by the Serbian side and UNPROFOR.

These locations are to be collocated with the agreed upon locations for the indirect fire weapons systems as mentioned below.

4. That all artillery, mortars, ground to ground missile systems and tanks within range of the airport will be concentrated in five locations agreed upon by the Serbian side and UNPROFOR.

These five locations are to be subject to continuous UNPROFOR supervision commencing at a time mutually agreed upon by the Serbian side and UNPROFOR.

5. That a commander from the Serbian side shall be nominated at each of the five locations as a liaison person to liaise directly with UNPROFOR personnel charged with the duty of supervising each location.

Without prejudice to these liaison persons, UNPROFOR undertake to employ, at no cost to the Serbian side, an interpreter, should the nominated commander not speak English.

This interpreter is to facilitate ready and meaningful liaison between the commander at the location and the UNPROFOR personnel charged with supervising that location.

The interpreter will be at the choice of the Serbian side.

6. That the Serbian side agree to up to 40 UNPROFOR personnel, residing at Lukavica barracks at a cost to be borne personally and individually by each of the UNPROFOR personnel so residing at Lukavica barracks.

7. That the Serbian side undertake to provide to UNPROFOR a map that details the precise number and type of weapons to be concentrated in the five designated locations.

Such provided information shall be kept in the strictest confidence, shall not be known to the other side and shall only be known by Maj Gen Mackenzie, the personal assistant to the General, the senior military observer responsible for the supervision mission (Lt Col Gray), Lt Col Jones (the Canadian battalion commander tasked with protecting the airport) and the patrol coordinator responsible for tasking the patrols of supervision.

8. That the Serbian side agree to provide vehicle escorts to UNPROFOR personnel tasked with the supervision of the five locations until such time, as mutually agreed between the Serbian side and UNPROFOR, that UNPROFOR personnel are confident of finding their own way to the locations in safety.

9. That the supervision mission of the agreed upon five locations shall commence as soon as possible as mutually agreed upon by the Serbian side and UNPROFOR.

The commencement date may be as early as 20 June 1992.

10. This agreement shall be without prejudice to the settlement of constitutional questions now under negotiation.

11. This agreement refers to the use of indirect fire weapons and anti-aircraft weapons on the airport of Sarajevo as well as aircraft attempting to use the airport.

On behalf of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina

Dr Nikola Koljevic, Member of the Presidency of Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina [signed]

Signed on behalf of UNPROFOR by Lt.

Col R.P. Gray [signed]