Protocol

  • Country/entity
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Yugoslavia (former)
  • Region
    Europe and Eurasia
    Europe and Eurasia
  • Agreement name
    Protocol
  • Date
    8 Aug 1992
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/local conflict ( Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001) )
  • Stage
    Pre-negotiation/process
  • Conflict nature
    Government/territory
  • Peace process
    Bosnia Local peace processes
  • Parties
    HVO representatives: 1. Josip BORO 2. Marko FRANKOVIC 3. Vinko ANTUNOVIC 4. Josip KRISTIC
    Representatives of the Muslim people: Ejob Mujic [did not sign], Senaid DURAKOVIC
  • Third parties
    For the BH Presidency: Franjo BORAS
  • Description
    This short agreement provides for further talks between the HVO and units of the Kiseljak Territorial Defence. It provides for a mutual suspension of hostilities, and the parties agree to remove barricades across the municipality.

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Isolated example
  • Rationale
    This agreement appears to be the result of an ad-hoc meeting between municipal representatives to address the immediate issue of barricades and conflict between units of the Territorial Defence and the HVO in the Kiseljak area on the 7 and 8 of August 1992, but not linked to any wider talks. Extensive searches have not produced any publicly-available evidence to suggest that there was a prior or clear practice of signing agreements in the area.
  • Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
    Yes
  • Link to national process: articulated rationale
    The agreement states that 'During further talks, both sides will in a civilised and peaceful manner and in the spirit of the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation signed by the republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zagreb on 21 July 1992, reach an agreement on the following matters within three days at most:...'. The agreement was also signed in the presence of a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, Franjo Boras.
  • Name of Locale
    Kiseljak
  • Nature Of Locale
    Region
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    43.943040, 18.077390
  • Participant type
    Central state actor
    Local armed group
    Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations
  • Mediator, facilitator or similar
    No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

  • Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)

    No specific mention.

  • Grievance List

    No specific mention.

  • Cattle rustling/banditry

    No specific mention.

  • Social cover

    No specific mention.

PROTOCOL

from the talks held on 8 August 1992, in the premises of the former JNA Hall in Kiseljak, starting at 1550 hours and attended by:

a) representatives of the Muslim people in Kiseljak:

1. Ejup MUJIC

2. Senaid DURAKOVIC, SDA President

b) representatives of the Croatian people in Kiseljak:

1. Josip BORO, HVO President

2. Marko FRANKOVIC, HDZ President

3. Vinko ANTUNOVIC, Head of the Office for People's Defence

4. Josip KRISTIC, Head of the Land Registry.

The meeting was held in the presence of Franjo BORAS, member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The subject of the talks was the conflicts between units of the Territorial Defence and the HVO on 7 and 8 August 1992.

IT WAS AGREED

I. A mutual suspension of hostilities will take effect at 1730 hours on 8 August 1992.

II. Both parties agree that the present military and civilian situation must be restored to what it was four days ago, on 4 August 1992.

1. All barricades in the area of Kiseljak Municipality which obstruct free traffic of persons, goods and other traffic are to be removed by 1900 hours on 8 August 1992 at the latest.

III. During further talks, both sides will in a civilised and peaceful manner and in the spirit of the Agreemell:

t on Friendship and Cooperation signed by the republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zagreb on 21 July 1992, reach the agreement on the following matters, within three days at most:

- the number of checkpoints and their mixed composition,

- a mixed commission to visit the whole municipal area to determine the military activities of both parties.

- agree on the display of emblems in public places.

IV. The next meeting, which should resolve disputed issues mentioned in section ill, will start at 1000 hours on 10 August 1992.

The meeting will be held in the small meeting room in the building of Kiseljak Municipal Assembly.

V. The issue of the arrest of the commander of Kiseljak Municipal Defence Headquarters, Sejo SINANBASIC, should be resolved within 24 hours by the HVO Commander, colonel Tihomir BLASKIC, and the Commander of the BH Armed forces, Sefer HALILOVIC.

For the BH Presidency

Franjo BORAS

HVO representatives:

1. Josip BORO

2. Marko FRANKOVICRepresentatives of the Muslim people

3. Vinko ANTUNOVIC

4. Josip KRISTIC

Representatives of the Muslim people

Senaid DURAKOVIC

Ejub MUJIC