Daruvar Agreement

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Country/entity
Croatia
Yugoslavia (former)
Region
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Agreement name
Daruvar Agreement
Date
18 Mar 1993
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001) )
Stage
Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Croatia negotiation process
Parties
Veljko Dzakula; Dusan Ecimovic; Milan Vlaisavljevic; Mladen Kulic; Djorde Lovric; Milan Radakovic; Zlatko Kos; Zdravko Sokic; Ivan Volf; Vladimir Delac, Zelimir Milnar
Third parties
UNPROFOR Representatives (illegible signatures, no names given in agreement transcript).
Description
This agreement lists the actions which will be taken by local representatives and UNPROFOR in the former municipalities in United Nations Protected Area Sector West, mostly regarding socio-economic reconstruction and restoration of mobility for civilians.

Agreement document
HR_930218_Daruvar Agreement.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

Process type
Isolated example
Rationale
The signatories were local politicians and/or armed group representatives, who did not take part in the broader negotiations nor did they engage in negotiating more than this one document.
Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
No
Link to national process: articulated rationale
While there were negotiations at various times in the conflict, the meetings that produced this document were primarily attended by local political and military actors. This document is exceptional in the Croatian conflict as it was negotiated by a group of Serb representatives who broke away from the main actors of Republika Srpska Krajina based in Knin. At least some of the Serb signatories were later arrested by RSK, charged with treason, for which they were threatened with a death sentence. There appears to have been pressure on the Croatian side to sign the agreement, coming from representatives of the government and president Tudjman, though the signatories are local only.
Name of Locale
Region comprised of Daruvar, Grubisno Polje, Nova Gradiska, Novska, and Pakrac
Nature Of Locale
Region
GPS Lat/Long (DD)
45.440000, 17.190000
Participant type
Local state actor
Local armed group
International or transnational actor
Mediator, facilitator or similar
Mediator or similar referred to
Mediator (references)
UNPROFOR representative is a signatory of the agreement. However, secondary sources suggest that some level of involvement and support from the Croatian government.
Type of mediator/facilitator/similar
International or transnational actor Unclear/Other

Local issues

Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
No specific mention.
Grievance List
[Summary](1) need for electricity and water supply to be restored (2) transport networks blocked or not functional (3) telecommunication services needed to be restored (4) conditions not existent for normalisation of social life (5) return of displaced persons needed (6) farmers from either side not able to work on land on the other side of demarcation line
Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
Social cover
No specific mention.

AGREEMENT

1. On 18 Feb 1993 in Daruvar in the presence of UNPROFOR representatives (illegible signatures) a meeting was held between:

DZAKULA VELJKO

DUSAN ECIMOVIC

MILAN VLAISAVLJEVIC

MLADEN KULIC

LOVRIC DORDE

RADAKOVIC MILAN

ZLATKO KOS

ZDRAVKO SOKIC

IVAN VOLF

VLADIMIR DELAC

ZELIMIR MILNAR

2. In the whole region, comprised of the former municipalities:

Daruvar, Grubisno Polje, Nova Gradiska, Novska and Pakrac, which is under protection of the UNPROFOR forces, the following will be ensured:

a. Complete reconstruction of the electricity and water supplies system;

b. Unrestricted traffic of personal vehicles on roads, including the Zagreb - Belgrade Highway, further negotiations will also encompass the commercial traffic;

c. Enabling of restoration of railway between Novska and Nova Gradiska;

d. Restoration of the telecommunication structure [illegible] with the results of preliminary inspection from August 1992, with representatives from both sides;

e. Establishing the joint commission for normalisation of the life of citizens in the UNPA area, with special emphasis on reassessing and at a later stage also establishing social activities, health care, education and sport activities;

f. Unobstructed and regular meetings at the checkpoints under the supervision of the UNPROFOR;

g. Enabling return of all expelled persons;

h. Giving consent to civilians who are staying on both sides of the separation line to work on their land (at this moment, it is especially important that farmers are given guarantees for crops in the harvest season later in the year);

i. Meetings of representatives of local authorities, for the purpose of discussing the methods of (illegible) cooperation;

j. Enabling placement of containers as specified in the agreement that was achieved;

l. Joint commissions will be formed for preparations, implementation and monitoring, as well as supervising of all points.

3. Agreement is signed by representatives:

(personal signatures)