 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 | |
| Parties | |
| Ratifiers | Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Languages | Bosnian Croatian |
The Washington Agreement (Croatian: washingtonski sporazum; Bosnian: vašingtonski sporazum) was a ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, signed on 18 March 1994 in Washington, D.C.[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 (in that time Bosniak) government forces was divided into ten autonomous cantons, establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ending the Croat-Bosniak War. The cantonal system was selected to prevent dominance by one ethnic group over another.[2]
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.[3]
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