Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in the Area between Magadiz and Agdam
- Country/entity
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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh - Region
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Europe and Eurasia
- Agreement name
- Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in the Area between Magadiz and Agdam
- Date
- 27 Jun 1993
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/intrastate conflict
- Stage
- Ceasefire/related
- Conflict nature
- Government/territory
- Peace process
- Armenia-Azerbaijan-Nagorno Karabakh: Process 1990s
- Parties
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Commander of the Defence Army of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh: S. Babayan
Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Azerbaijan Republic: Colonel S Abiyev - Third parties
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- Description
- A temporary ceasefire agreement completed by reciprocal exchange of faxed letters through the Russian Mediator. Both faxes are available and have been coded here.
- Agreement document
- AZ_930627_CessationofHostilitiesMagadizAgdam.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
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- Elderly/age
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- Migrant workers
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- Racial/ethnic/national group
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- Religious groups
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- Indigenous people
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- Other groups
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- Refugees/displaced persons
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- Social class
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Gender
- Women, girls and gender
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- Men and boys
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- LGBTI
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- Family
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State definition
- Nature of state (general)
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- State configuration
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- Self determination
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- Referendum
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- State symbols
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- Independence/secession
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- Accession/unification
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- Border delimitation
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- Cross-border provision
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Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
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- Electoral commission
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- Political parties reform
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- Civil society
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- Traditional/religious leaders
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- Public administration
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- Constitution
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Power sharing
- Political power sharing
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- Territorial power sharing
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- Economic power sharing
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- Military power sharing
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Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
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- Bill of rights/similar
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- Treaty incorporation
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- Civil and political rights
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- Socio-economic rights
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Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/access
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- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
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Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
- Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision[Summary: the entire agreement provides for a 1 week temporary ceasefire commencing at 5am on 27/06/1993].
Page 1: In case you confirm the agreement between the fighting parties we commit for the period of 1 week from 5:00 hours on 27 June 1993 (Sunday) to cease any offensive operations and attempts to advance ahead from the line of contact which exists at the above mentioned date; any rocket or artillery fire as well as air bombardments on the whole battlefield from the village of Magadiz in the north to the town Agdam in the south. (Magadiz-Mardakert- Paprevend –Agdam). This agreement comes into force immediately upon receiving confirmation of the above.
Page 2:...In case you confirm the agreement between the fighting parties we commit for the period of 1 week from 5:00 hours on 27 June 1993 (Sunday) to cease any offensive operations and attempts to advance ahead from the line of contact which exists at the above mentioned date; any rocket or artillery fire as well as air bombardments on the whole battlefield from the village of Magadiz in the north to the town Agdam in the south. This agreement comes into force immediately upon receiving confirmation of the above. - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source
- Kazimirov, VN. (2014) Peace to Karabakh: Russia’s Mediation in the Settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. Moscow: VES MIR
From Stepanakert:
In case you confirm the agreement between the fighting parties we commit for the period of 1 week from 5:00 hours on 27 June 1993 (Sunday) to cease any offensive operations and attempts to advance ahead from the line of contact which exists at the above mentioned date;
any rocket or artillery fire as well as air bombardments on the whole battlefield from the village of Magadiz in the north to the town Agdam in the south. (
Magadiz-Mardakert- Paprevend –Agdam).
This agreement comes into force immediately upon receiving confirmation of the above.
Commander of the Defence Army of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh
S. Babayan
From Baku:
230-24-74
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia
To Mr. V.N. Kazimirov
In case you confirm the agreement between the fighting parties we commit for the period of 1 week from 5:00 hours on 27 June 1993 (Sunday) to cease any offensive operations and attempts to advance ahead from the line of contact which exists at the above mentioned date;
any rocket or artillery fire as well as air bombardments on the whole battlefield from the village of Magadiz in the north to the town Agdam in the south.
This agreement comes into force immediately upon receiving confirmation of the above.
Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Azerbaijan Republic
Colonel S Abiyev.
27 June 1993