Ceasefire Agreement Signed in Bishkek
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-KarabakhRegion
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and EurasiaAgreement name
Ceasefire Agreement Signed in BishkekDate
11 May 1994Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Armenia-Azerbaijan-Nagorno Karabakh: Process 1990sParties
Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan
M. Mamedov
Minister of Defense of Armenia
S. Sargsyan
Nagorno Karabakh Army Commander
S. BabayanThird parties
P. S. Grachev Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation A. V. Kozyrev Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation V. N. KazimirovDescription
This agreement establishes a ceasefire between the warring parties. The agreement was signed respectively by M. Mamedov in Baku on 9 May 1994, S. Sargsyan in Yerevan on 10 May 1994, and S. Babayan in Stepanakert on 11 May 1994.
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- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision[Summary: The whole agreement provides for a ceasefire. The ceasefire commences on 12/05/1994 and is permanent].
Page 1, 1: Ensure the full cease-fire and cessation of hostilities from 00 hours 01 minutes of May 12, 1994. Relevant orders to cease-fire will be given and communicated to the commanders of military units responsible for their implementation, not later than May 11, 1994. On May 12 until 23.00, the Parties shall exchange the texts of their cease-fire orders with a view to their possible mutual complementarities and further harmonization of substantive provisions of similar documents.
Page 1, 4: This agreement will take effect immediately after the Mediator notifies that he has received from the opposing forces completely identical documents signed by authorized representatives. - Police
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- Armed forcesPage 1, 1: Ensure the full cease-fire and cessation of hostilities from 00 hours 01 minutes of May 12, 1994. Relevant orders to cease-fire will be given and communicated to the commanders of military units responsible for their implementation, not later than May 11, 1994. On May 12 until 23.00, the Parties shall exchange the texts of their cease-fire orders with a view to their possible mutual complementarities and further harmonization of substantive provisions of similar documents.
Page 1, 2: Request the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation to convene in Moscow no later than May 12 an urgent meeting of defense ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh army commander to agree on the lines of troops pullback and other urgent military-technical issues and prepare the deployment of an advance team of international observers. - DDR
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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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- Drugs
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- UN signatory
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- Other international signatoryAs notified recipients of the agreement:
P. S. Grachev
Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
A. V. Kozyrev
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
V. N. Kazimirov - Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similarPage 1, 2: Request the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation to convene in Moscow no later than May 12 an urgent meeting of defense ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh army commander to agree on the lines of troops pullback and other urgent military-technical issues and prepare the deployment of an advance team of international observers.
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- SourceNagorno Karabakh Republic – Ministry of Foreign Affairs: http://www.nkr.am/
Ceasefire Agreement
P. S. Grachev
Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
A. V. Kozyrev
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
V. N. Kazimirov
Responding to the call for a cease-fire, as set out in the Bishkek Protocol of May 5, 1994, and based on the Protocol of 18 February 1994, the conflicting Parties agreed on the following:
1. Ensure the full cease-fire and cessation of hostilities from 00 hours 01 minutes of May 12, 1994.
Relevant orders to cease-fire will be given and communicated to the commanders of military units responsible for their implementation, not later than May 11, 1994.
On May 12 until 23.00, the Parties shall exchange the texts of their cease-fire orders with a view to their possible mutual complementarities and further harmonization of substantive provisions of similar documents.
2. Request the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation to convene in Moscow no later than May 12 an urgent meeting of defense ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh army commander to agree on the lines of troops pullback and other urgent military-technical issues and prepare the deployment of an advance team of international observers.
3. This agreement will be used to complete the negotiations in the next 10 days and conclude an Agreement on Cessation of the Armed Conflict no later than May 22 of this year.
4. This agreement will take effect immediately after the Mediator notifies that he has received from the opposing forces completely identical documents signed by authorized representatives.
Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan
Minister of Defense of Armenia
Nagorno Karabakh Army Commander
The text was signed respectively by M. Mamedov in Baku on May 9, S. Sargsyan in Yerevan on May 10, S. Babayan in Stepanakert on May 11, 1994.