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Agreement

  • Country/entity

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Yugoslavia (former)
  • Region

    Europe and Eurasia
    Europe and Eurasia
  • Agreement name

    Agreement
  • Date

    6 Apr 1995
  • 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

    Amor Mašović [for the Bosniak commission]; Dragan Bulajić [for the Serbian commission]; SPABAT [UNPROFOR]
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    Agreement made at a meeting of the Joint Commission to begin an exchange of unburied dead soldiers from both the Bosnian and Serbian sides, with the support of SPABAT.


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

    No specific mention.

  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces

    No specific mention.

  • 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
    Page 1, 1.
    The prisoner exchange commission will hold a meeting on 9 April 1995, at the Podveležje division line to agree on the process for retrieving the unburied bodies of dead soldiers from sites.

    Page 1, 2.
    On 11 April 1995 at 1000hrs, the bodies from Item 1 will be retrieved with the support from SABAT, so they can be handed over to the relevant side.

    Page 1, 3.
    Both sides agree that they will exchange the following available information, no later than 11 April 1995, on dead soldiers:
    a) Bosniak side:
    1) for the Mostar municipality area (city and surrounding area) from 1992.
    2) for the Konjic municipality area (Bradina, 1992, and Ljuta, 1994)
    b) Serb side:
    1) for the Nevesinje municipality area from 1994.
    2) for the mountains Trebević, Jahorina, Bjelašnica, Treskavica and Igman from December 1992, winter 1994, and summer 1993.
    3) for the Konjic municipality area (Borci, Glavatićevo, Bijelo and Treskavica) for the period between 1992 and 1994.

    Page 1, 4.
    On 17 April 1995, the Serb side will hand over one half of the bodies of soldiers from the 4th BH Army Corps from the Nevesinje war front, while the Bosniak side will hand over the bodies of Serb soldiers killed within the Mostar area.

    Page 2, 5.
    On 26 April 1995, the Serb side will hand over all remaining bodies of soldiers from the 4th BH Army Corps from the Nevesinje war front, as well as the bodies of soldiers killed in December 1992 on Trebevica, Jahorina, Bjelašnica, those killed during the summer of 1993 on Igman, and in 1994 within the Konjic municipality. The Bosniak side will hand over the bodies of Serb soldiers killed within the Konjic area during the period between 1992 and 1994.
  • Missing persons

    No specific mention.

  • Reparations

    No specific mention.

  • Reconciliation

    No specific mention.


Implementation

  • UN signatory
    SPABAT [UNPROFOR]
  • 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
    Slobodan Praljak
    http://www.slobodanpraljak.com/

On 6 April 1995, the Joint Commission held a meeting in the SPABAT base, Mostar, which was attended by:

From the Bosniak commission:

Mr Amor Mašović

Mr Jasmin Odobašić

Mr Ramiz Leto

Mr Jusuf Jelin

Mr Zijo Oručević

Mr Amer Bilalović

Mr Sead Koso

Miss Dženana Pekmezović

Mr Kemal Draganović

From the Serbian commission:

Mr Dragan Bulajić

Mr Darko Krtinić

Mr Žarko Hrnjez

Mr Brane Lubura

With the aim of implementing the final point of the Medjugorje agreement dated 11 March 1995, the exchange commission representatives who attended the meeting held on 6 April 1995 in Mostar reached the following

AGREEMENT

The prisoner exchange commission will hold a meeting on 9 April 1995, at the Podveležje division line to agree on the process for retrieving the unburied bodies of dead soldiers from sites.

On 11 April 1995 at 1000hrs, the bodies from Item 1 will be retrieved with the support from SABAT, so they can be handed over to the relevant side.

Both sides agree that they will exchange the following available information, no later than 11 April 1995, on dead soldiers:

Bosniak side:

1) for the Mostar municipality area (city and surrounding area) from 1992.

2) for the Konjic municipality area (Bradina, 1992, and Ljuta, 1994)

b) Serb side:

1) for the Nevesinje municipality area from 1994.

2) for the mountains Trebević, Jahorina, Bjelašnica, Treskavica and Igman from December 1992, winter 1994, and summer 1993.

3) for the Konjic municipality area (Borci, Glavatićevo, Bijelo and Treskavica) for the period between 1992 and 1994.

4. On 17 April 1995, the Serb side will hand over one half of the bodies of soldiers from the 4th BH Army Corps from the Nevesinje war front, while the Bosniak side will hand over the bodies of Serb soldiers killed within the Mostar area.

5. On 26 April 1995, the Serb side will hand over all remaining bodies of soldiers from the 4th BH Army Corps from the Nevesinje war front, as well as the bodies of soldiers killed in December 1992 on Trebevica, Jahorina, Bjelašnica, those killed during the summer of 1993 on Igman, and in 1994 within the Konjic municipality.

The Bosniak side will hand over the bodies of Serb soldiers killed within the Konjic area during the period between 1992 and 1994.

Amor Mašović

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Dragan Bulajić

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Spabat

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