• Country/entity

  Croatia
  Yugoslavia (former)
  

• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  

• Agreement name

  Memorandum of Agreement

• Date

  8 Oct 1991

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Croatia negotiation process

• Parties

  General Andrija Raseta, representing the Federal Secretary for National Defence of the Government of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia; Mr Stjepan Adamic, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Government of the Republic of Croatia; Col. Imra Agotic, Member of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces

• Third parties

  European Community Ambassador Dirk-Jan Van Houten

• Description

  This agreement provides for a general-ceasefire, lifting land and sea blockades, and withdrawal of the JNA from blockaded barracks. It also provides for humanitarian aid and the European Community Monitoring Mission to monitor the agreement's implementation.

• Agreement document

  HR_911008_Memorandum of Agreement.PDF | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

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

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

On Tuesday October 8th, 1991, in Zagreb

General Andrija Raseta, representing the Federal Secretary for National Defence of the Government of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, and

Mr Stjepan Adamic, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and Col.

Imra Agotic, Member of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces,

acting as Plenipotentiaries for their respective authorities,

met under the auspices of the European Community, represented by Ambassador D.J. van Houten, and bearing in mind the agreement signed in The Hague on October 4, 1991,

and agreed that

1. The effective entry into force of a general cease-fire in the territory of Croatia is confirmed as of 18.00 hrs Tuesday, October 8th, 1991 and will be strictly respected by both parties as long as they participate in the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia;

2. Further steps towards consolidating the cease-fire will be pursued energetically during the coming days;

3. The blockades by land and sea imposed currently in all manners by both sides throughout the Adriatic Coast and its hinterland will simultaneously be lifted, and this with the purpose of restoring free movement of people, supplies and facilities.

Units of the JNA can leave with their means of transport, technical material, weapons intact, military equipment and other mobile military property;

4. The blockade of the Borangaj Barracks in Zagreb will be lifted with immediate effect and the withdrawal of the units stationed therin will be set in hand immediately to be completed by 18.00 hours Saturday, October 12, 1991.

Units of the JNA can leave with their means of transport, technical material, weapons intact, military equipment and other mobile military property;

5. Immediate steps will be taken to organise relief supplies of food and medicine to the civilian populations of the Vukovar and Vinkovici area;

6. In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding of September 1, 1991, extending its activities to Croatia, the European Community Monitoring Mission deployed in Croatia will lend its best efforts to monitoring the effective implementation of all the provisions of this agreement.

Done in Zagreb, October 8, 1991

General Andrija Raseta

Stjepan Adamic

Colonel Imra Agotic