• Country/entity

  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Yugoslavia (former)
  

• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  

• Agreement name

  Announcement (Ceasefire for Vitez municipality)

• Date

  22 Oct 1992

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/local conflict ( Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Bosnia peace process

• Parties

  Mr. Anders Levinsen, UNHCR; Captain Saimon Elis, UNPROFOR - U.K.; Friar Ante Tomas; Mr. Omer efendija Mestrovac; Mr. Sefkija Djidic, Armed Forces of Vitez; Mr. Sulejman Kalco, Armed Forces of Vitez; Mr. Pero Skopljak, HVO; Mr. Ivan Santic, HVO; Mr. Mario Cerkez, the HVO Headquarters

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  This short agreement provides for the removal of barricades in the municipality of Vitez, removal of heavy weapons, and release of prisoners from the motel 'Lovac' and the Armed Forces captured by the HVO.

• Agreement document

  BA_921022_Announcement.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Isolated example
  

• Rationale

  Secondary sources suggest that this was brokered by locally based UNPROFOR British troops in response to deteriorating relations and outbreaks of violence between Croats and Muslims in Central Bosina, specifically barricades and prisoners in Kruščica, on the edge of Vitez. There are no clear links to connect it to the agreement made at the same time between representatives of the nearby villages of Santici and Ahmici.

• Is there a documented link to a national peace process?

  No

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  There is no link to a national process referenced in the agreement, and secondary sources suggest that this was brokered by locally based UNPROFOR British troops in response to deteriorating relations and outbreaks of violence between Croats and Muslims in Central Bosina. It is difficult to establish a clear link between this and the national level talks.

• Name of Locale

  Vitez

• Nature Of Locale

  Region

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  44.150272, 17.790591

• Participant type

  Local armed group
  International or transnational actor
  Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  Mediator or similar referred to

  Mediator (references)

  Captain Simon Ellis, UNPROFOR - U.K Mr. Anders Levinsen (UNHCR)

  Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

  International or transnational actor

Local issues

THURSDAY.

22nd OCTOBER 1992

ANNOUNCEMENT

PRESENT ARE:

• Mr. Anders Levinsen, UNHCR

• Captain Saimon Elis, UNPROFOR - U.K.

• Friar Ante Tomas

• Mr. Omer efendija Mestrovac

• Mr. Sefkija Djidic, Armed Forces of Vitez

• Mr. Sulejman Kalco, Armed Forces of Vitez

• Mr. Pero Skopljak, HVO

• Mr. Ivan Santic, HVO

• Mr. Mario Cerkez, the HVO Headquarters

announce as follows:

1. Remove all barricades, which are still left, in THE MUNICIPALITY OF VITEZ and firstly, in Kruscica and at the crossing towards Zenica.

Armed

Formations are also not permitted to stay too long at all communication points.

Joint control in the field, shall perform the HVO Commanders and the Commanders of the Armed Forces of Vitez in the presence of UNPROFOR, Representatives of the Church and the Islamic Religious Community.

Deadline is today, til~6 p.m.

2. Remove all heavy weapons from the closer area of Vitez and dislocate it to the previous positions.

Deadline is today, till 6 p.m.

3. After the break of a blockade of the Regional HVO Headquarters in Kruscica, the prisoners, who are in the motel "LOVAC", shall be released.

The Armed Force Commander guarantees that the blockades shall not be afterwards raised again .

4. The HVO Commander pledged himself to consult the HVO Commander for the Central Bosnia for the mixed Commission of the HVO and the Armed Forces to be formed and which would determine the consequence of the yesterday's conflict at the "PLAVAC" hotel.

5. After the raise of a blockade of all communications in Vitez and de-blockade of the Regional HVO Headquarters, the Rear Command of the Armed Forces captured by the HVO Forces today, shall be released.

The eight of above listed Representatives signed the document.