Agreement by the Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina with regard to the Concentration of all Heavy Weapons in and Around Sarajevo

• Country/entity

  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Yugoslavia (former)
  
• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement by the Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina with regard to the Concentration of all Heavy Weapons in and Around Sarajevo
• Date

  1 Jun 1992
• Agreement status

  Status unclear
• 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 President of the Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina: Colonel Stjepan Siber, Member of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina [unclear if signed]
  Signed on the behalf of UNPROFOR by Lt Col R.P Gray [unclear if signed]
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  This agreement commits the Bosnian army to a ceasefire in and around Sarajevo, withdrawing all heavy weapons to be concentrated at locations supervised by UNPROFOR.

• Agreement document

  BA_920601_AgreementRepublicBosniaHerzegovinaHeavyWeaponsSarajevo.pdf | Download PDF

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Implementation

Agreement by the Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina with regard to the concentration of all heavy weapons in and around Sarajevo

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 a durable one subject to verification by UNPROFOR and that the parties will provide liaison officers and escorts to assist in its verification.

2. All heavy weapons, including anti-aircraft weapon systems, shall be concentrated, irrespective of their location, and they shall be placed under UNPROFOR supervision.

The distance is not of specific concern but the principle of concentration and supervision is.

3. That the location of such heavy weapons, down to and including heavy machine guns, shall be in locations as mutually agreed to by the Bosnian government and UNPROFOR.

4. That all artillery, mortars, tanks, armoured personnel carriers and ground to ground missile systems shall be concentrated and supervised by UNPROFOR.

These positions are to be under continuous UNPROFOR supervision commencing at a time mutually agreed upon by the Bosnian government and UNPROFOR.

5. That a commander from the Bosnian army shall be nominated at each of the locations as the 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 Bosnian government, 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 Bosnian government.

6. That the Bosnian government agree to up to 35 UNPROFOR personnel, residing at the building located next to the Presidency at a cost to be borne personally and individually by each of the UNPROFOR personnel residing at that location.

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

Such provided information shall be kept in the strictest confidence, shall not be known to the other side and shall be only known by the sector commander, the personal assistant to the sector commander, the senior military observer responsible for the supervision mission (Lt Col Gray), and the patrol coordinator responsible for tasking the patrols of supervision.

8. That the Presidency agree to provide vehicle escorts to UNPROFOR personnel tasked with the supervision of the designated locations until such time, as mutually agreed between the Presidency 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 locations shall commence as soon as possible as mutually agreed upon by the Presidency and UNPROFOR.

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

11. This agreement refers to the use of all heavy weapons that may fire on or in Sarajevo.

On behalf of the President of the Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina

Colonel Stjepan Siber, Member of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina [unclear if signed]

Signed on the behalf of UNPROFOR by Lt Col R.P Gray [unclear if signed]