Washington Agreement
 Bosnian President Alija Izetbegović and Croatian President Franjo Tuđman sign the Washington Agreement | |
| Type | Ceasefire agreement |
|---|---|
| Signed | 18 March 1994 |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United StatesVienna, Austria |
| Sealed | 24 March 1994 |
| Effective | 30 March 1994 |
| Signatories |  Haris Silajdžić Krešimir Zubak Mate Granić |
| Parties | Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzeg-Bosnia Croatia |
| Ratifiers | Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Languages | Bosnian and Croatian |
The Washington Agreement was a ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, signed in Washington on 18 March 1994 and Vienna.[1] It was signed by Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdžić, Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granić and President of Herzeg-Bosnia Krešimir Zubak. Under the agreement, the combined territory held by the Croat and Bosnian government forces was divided into ten autonomous cantons, establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal system was selected to prevent dominance by one ethnic group over another.[citation needed]
The subsequently signed Washington Framework Agreement had the creation of a loose federation (or confederation) between Croatia and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina as one of its goals.[2]
See also
- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia
- Croat-Bosniak War
- Bosnian War
- Dayton agreement
- Split Agreement
References
- ^ Bethlehem, Daniel L.; Weller, Marc (1997). The 'Yugoslav' Crisis in International Law. Cambridge International Documents Series. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. liiv. ISBN 978-0-521-46304-1.
- ^ Lester H. Brune (2003). Chronological History of U.S. Foreign Relations Volume III 1989-2000. Routledge. pp. 1247–1248. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
Further reading
- Allcock, John B., Marko Milivojevic, et al. Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedia (1998)
External links
- United States Institute of Peace: Washington Agreement
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program: Washington Agreement
- Office of the High Representative: Creation of Federation of BiH (1995-1999)
- Bosnian peace process
- History of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnian War
- Croatian War of Independence
- 1994 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ceasefires
- Aftermath of war
- Peace treaties
- March 1994 events in the United States
- 1994 in Washington, D.C.
- 1990s in Vienna
- 1994 in international relations
- 1994 in Austria
- Presidency of Bill Clinton
- Bosnia and Herzegovina–Croatia relations
- Austria–Croatia relations
- Austria–Bosnia and Herzegovina relations
- Austria–United States relations
- Bosnia and Herzegovina–United States relations
- Croatia–United States relations