General agreement to halt the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina of 15 June 1993

• Country/entity

  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Yugoslavia (former)
  
• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  
• Agreement name

  General agreement to halt the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina of 15 June 1993
• Date

  15 Jun 1993
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ()
• Stage

  Ceasefire/related
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Bosnia peace process
• Parties

  LT GEN Ratko Mladic; GEN Rasim Delic; GEN Milivaj Petkovic
• Third parties

  UNPROFOR WITNESSES: LT GEN Lars-Eric, Wahlgren Force Commander; Cedric Thornberry, Deputy Chrief of Mission; LT GEN Phillipe Morillon Commander, B-H Command
• Description

  This agreement provides for a multi-lateral ceasefire, and commits the parties to providing UNPROFOR with full freedom of movement, permitting delivery of humanitarian aid, adhering to the Geneva Conventions, refraining from using utilities as a weapon of war and providing lists of prisoners of war and dead persons.

• Agreement document

  BA_930615_General Agreement to Halt the Conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina.pdf | Download PDF

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Justice sector reform

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Implementation

GENERAL AGREEMENT TO HALT THE CONFLICT IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

of 15 June 1993

THE UNDERSIGNED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTIES,

Considering the decisions of the United Nations Security Council relating to the former Yugoslavia, in particular Resolutions 824 and 836 (1993), and all other relevant resolutions,

Recognising the urgency of the present situation and Wishing to bring the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovine to an end without any further delay,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE I

CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

Beginning at 1200 hours on 18 June, 1993, all three Parties shall issue written orders to their forces to cease-fire and freeze all military activities, including military movements, deployments of forces and establishment of fortifications.

Each Party shall ensure that such orders are signed by the commander in chief of the army of that Party.

Such orders shall be personally delivered to brigade commanders by an authorized representative of the commander in chief.

The Parties shall extend their full cooperation to UNPROFOR to permit it to monitor the cessation of hostilities.

In addition, each brigade commander of each Party shall prepare a daily report to his commander in chief containing the details on the military situation and efforts to implement the cessation of hostilities.

All Parties shall report immediately ceasefire violations to UNPROFOR.

All disputes about cessation of hostilities and other matters shall be raised in the Mixed Military Working Group.

For urgent matters (as deemed by UNPROFOR), the Parties agree to have an authorized representative available to meet 24-hours a day.

Follow-on discussions under the Mixed Military Working Group will be convened as soon as practicable to decide on time tables and measures to separate forces.

ARTICLE II

FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONs

1. The General Agreement includes the Cessation of Hostilities provisions contained in Article I, the Fundamental Provisions contained in this Article.

All provisions in the General Agreement are legally binding.

2. Each Party pledges its full support to the General Agreement.

Any interference with the implementation of any provision by any Party shall be deemed a broach of the General Agreement.

3. The Parties recognize that UNPROFOR's deployment, safety and operations will be adversely affected by the failure of the Parties to provide them with full freedom of movement or otherwise fail to abide by the letter and spirit of this Agreement.

4. Each Party recognizes that it is bound, inter alia:

(a) by the terms of previous Agreements signed, unless all three Parties, in the presence of UNPROFOR, determine that the provisions are no longer applicable.

(b) by the terms of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Protocols Additional thereto, as well as other instruments of the laws of war and protection of human rights:

(c) to permit the delivery of humanitarian aid and freedom of movement for agents of international humanitarian organisations, with standard control measures;

(d) to refrain from using utilities (water, power and electricity) as a weapon, and to affirmatively facilitate efforts to repair and maintain facilities that provide utilities:

and (e) to provide the other Parties with lists of all prisoners of war and dead persons within its power, and their locations.

5. The Parties agree to continuo negotiations, under tha auapices of UNPROFOR, in order to resolve the crisis.