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Press release

  • Country/entity

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Yugoslavia (former)
  • Region

    Europe and Eurasia
    Europe and Eurasia
  • Agreement name

    Press release
  • Date

    23 Oct 1992
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

    Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001) )
  • Stage

    Pre-negotiation/process
  • Conflict nature

    Government/territory
  • Peace process

    Bosnia peace process
  • Parties

    Commander of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Konjic; Commander of the HVO
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    This short agreement provides for commanders in the Prozor municipality to meet and discuss a ceasefire. The two sides agree to form a joint commission to investigate the causes of the fighting, set up joint checkpoints and a military police force, and share intelligence.


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

    No specific mention.

  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • Self determination

    No specific mention.

  • Referendum

    No specific mention.

  • State symbols

    No specific mention.

  • Independence/secession

    No specific mention.

  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • 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
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1,
    ...It was agreed that the commanders of the warring sides in Prozor municipality would be contacted as soon as possible and asked to cease fire immediately. A joint commission will then be set up to investigate the causes of the fighting...

    Page 1,
    ...It was also agreed that no unit movements would be allowed in the sector where the incident took place or in the direction of the troubled areas. At the same time, all necessary measures should be taken in the units of the HVO and the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina to avoid clashes between them. To this aim, orders should immediately be issued to the commanders of the basic units not to carry out any combat operations in this connection without the Commander of the Herceg Stjepan Brigade and the Commander of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Konjic...

    Page 1,
    ...The Commander of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Konjic and the Commander of the Herceg Stjepan Brigade also agreed that they would meet more often and that the setting up of joint checkpoints at the exits of the town and in the border areas of the municipality would be agreed on at these meetings. A solution should also be found for manning defence positions with joint forces...
  • Police
    Page 1,
    ...A solution should also be found for manning defence positions with joint forces. To this aim, intelligence of importance for actions against the common enemy will be exchanged and ways will also be sought of setting up a joint military police...
  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services
    Page 1,
    ...A solution should also be found for manning defence positions with joint forces. To this aim, intelligence of importance for actions against the common enemy will be exchanged and ways will also be sought of setting up a joint military police...
  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1,
    ...It was also agreed that no unit movements would be allowed in the sector where the incident took place or in the direction of the troubled areas. At the same time, all necessary measures should be taken in the units of the HVO and the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina to avoid clashes between them. To this aim, orders should immediately be issued to the commanders of the basic units not to carry out any combat operations in this connection without the Commander of the Herceg Stjepan Brigade and the Commander of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Konjic...

    Page 1,
    ...The Commander of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Konjic and the Commander of the Herceg Stjepan Brigade also agreed that they would meet more often and that the setting up of joint checkpoints at the exits of the town and in the border areas of the municipality would be agreed on at these meetings. A solution should also be found for manning defence positions with joint forces...
  • 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
    ICTY Court Records, Prlic et. al trial exhibit 2D00798.E
    http://icr.icty.org/

PRESS RELEASE

The latest situation in Prozor municipality, where fighting broke out between some units of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Defence Council, has caused much anxiety among the residents of Konjic municipality.

Aware of the seriousness of the situation and the real possibility that this conflict situation might spread to our municipality, the commanders of the units of the Croatian Defence Council from Konjic and of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Konjic met on 23 October 1992 and agreed on several key issues that will help avoid all undesirable consequences and create the conditions for more successful and effective cooperation and actions against the common enemy in the future.

It was agreed that the commanders of the warring sides in Prozor municipality would be contacted as soon as possible and asked to cease fue immediately.

A joint commission will then be set up to investigate the causes of the fighting.

It was also agreed that no unit movements would be allowed in the sector where the incident took place or in the direction of the troubled areas.

At the same time, all necessary measures should be taken in the units of the HVO and the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina to avoid clashes between them.

To this aim, orders should

immediately be issued to the commanders of the basic units not to carry out any combat operations /?in this connection/ without the Commander of the Herceg Stjepan Brigade and the Commander of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Konjic.

The Commander of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Konjic and the Commander of the Herceg Stjepan Brigade also agreed that they would meet more often and that the setting up of joint checkpoints at the exits of the town and in the border areas of the municipality would be agreed on at these meetings.

A solution should also be found for manning defence positions with joint forces.

To this aim, intelligence of importance for actions against the common enemy will be exchanged and ways will also be sought of setting up a joint military police.

Commander of the Staff of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Konjic

/signed and stamped/

Commander of the HVO

/signed and stamped/