Agreement on the Resumption of the Ceasefire for a Period of 5 Days and a Meeting Between the Leaders of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh

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Country/entity
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh
Region
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Agreement name
Agreement on the Resumption of the Ceasefire for a Period of 5 Days and a Meeting Between the Leaders of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh
Date
17 Aug 1993
Agreement status
Unilateral document
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (1991 - ) )
Stage
Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Armenia-Azerbaijan-Nagorno Karabakh: Process 1990s
Parties
Acting Minister of Defence Azerbaijan Republic: S. Abiyev
Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Republic: R. Guliyev
Third parties
-
Description
This agreement extends the duration of a previous ceasefire agreement for another 5 days. The agreement was done by reciprocal exchange of letters. Only the text of Azerbaijan's letter has been made publicly available and is coded here.

Agreement document
AZ_930817_ResumptionofCeasefire.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
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Elderly/age
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Migrant workers
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Racial/ethnic/national group
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Religious groups
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Indigenous people
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Other groups
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Refugees/displaced persons
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Social class
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Gender

Women, girls and gender
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Men and boys
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LGBTI
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Family
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State definition

Nature of state (general)
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Self determination
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Referendum
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Independence/secession
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Accession/unification
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Border delimitation
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Cross-border provision
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Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
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Elections
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Electoral commission
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Political parties reform
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Civil society
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Traditional/religious leaders
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Public administration
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Constitution
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Power sharing

Political power sharing
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Territorial power sharing
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Economic power sharing
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Military power sharing
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Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
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Bill of rights/similar
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Treaty incorporation
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Civil and political rights
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Socio-economic rights
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Rights related issues

Citizenship
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Democracy
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Detention procedures
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Media and communication
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Mobility/access
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Protection measures
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Other
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Rights institutions

NHRI
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Regional or international human rights institutions
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Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
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State of emergency provisions
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Judiciary and courts
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Prisons and detention
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Traditional Laws
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Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
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National economic plan
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Natural resources
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International funds
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Business
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Taxation
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Banks
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Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
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Pastoralist/nomadism rights
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Cultural heritage
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Environment
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Water or riparian rights or access
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Security sector

Security Guarantees
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Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1: In continuation of the agreements previously agreed on 24 and 28 July 1993, and in case of similar circumstances, both parties commit to renew the ceasefire including ceasing any offensive operations, rocket or artillery fire as well as air bombardments for a period of 5 days, during which time an agreement will be reached about a meeting between the highest authorities of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh. The agreement will be effective starting 19:00 on 18 August 1993 upon receiving from the parties the above mentioned commitments. Upon reaching the agreement about the above mentioned meeting, the ceasefire will be automatically prolonged until 24:00 of the day of the meeting, unless another time period is agreed upon during the meeting.
Police
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Armed forces
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DDR
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Intelligence services
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Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
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Withdrawal of foreign forces
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Corruption
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Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
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Amnesty/pardon
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Courts
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Mechanism
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Prisoner release
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Vetting
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Victims
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Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
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Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
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Enforcement mechanism
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Related cases
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Source
Kazimirov, VN. (2014) Peace to Karabakh: Russia’s Mediation in the Settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. Moscow: VES MIR

Azerbaijan Republic

No. 2/671 17 August 1993

In continuation of the agreements previously agreed on 24 and 28 July 1993, and in case of similar circumstances, both parties commit to renew the ceasefire including ceasing any offensive operations, rocket or artillery fire as well as air bombardments for a period of 5 days, during which time an agreement will be reached about a meeting between the highest authorities of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

The agreement will be effective starting 19:00 on 18 August 1993 upon receiving from the parties the above mentioned commitments.

Upon reaching the agreement about the above mentioned meeting, the ceasefire will be automatically prolonged until 24:00 of the day of the meeting, unless another time period is agreed upon during the meeting.

This agreement (is signed)[1] hereto by the official representatives of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Acting Minister of Defence Azerbaijan Republic:

S. Abiyev

Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Republic:

R. Guliyev

[1] Part of this sentence is illegible in the original copy – a best guess has been made in relation to the surrounding legible words and placed in brackets.