Graz agreement
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The Graz agreement was a proposed agreement made between the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić and the Bosnian Croat leader Mate Boban[note 1] on 6 May 1992 in the city of Graz, Austria.[1] The agreement publicly declared the territorial division between Republika Srpska and the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia and called for an end of conflicts between Serbs and Croats.[1][2] The largest group in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosniaks, did not take part in the agreement and were purposefully not invited to the negotiations.[1][note 2]
Type | Bilateral treaty |
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Signed | 6 May 1992 (1992-05-06) |
Location | Graz, Styria, Austria |
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In their joint statement the Bosnian Croat and Serb leadership described it as a peace agreement.[2] Croatian President Franjo Tuđman, in a letter to United States senator Robert Dole, later presented the agreement as part of a Conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina sponsored by the European Community.[1] The parties ultimately parted ways without signing any agreement and clashes between Croat and Serb forces continued.[2]