Agreement on the Resumption of the Ceasefire for a Period of 5 Days and a Meeting Between the Leaders of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh

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Country/entity: Armenia
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh
Region: Europe and Eurasia
Agreement name: Agreement on the Resumption of the Ceasefire for a Period of 5 Days and a Meeting Between the Leaders of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh
Date: 17 Aug 1993
Agreement status: Unilateral document
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (1991 - )
The territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a long-standing object of dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. During the existence of USSR, the territory was assigned to Azerbaijan, starting in 1921. After decades of disagreements over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, and in the wake of Gorbachev’s policies of political openness, the protests by Armenians in the region escalated into violent conflict in 1990, exacerbated by the central government’s inability to control the republics as the USSR itself was on the verge of collapse. The Autonomous Region (Oblast) of Nagorno-Karabakh (NKAO) proclaimed independence from Azerbaijan in 1991, after the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic voted to abolish the Oblast. The territory itself is populated by ethnic Armenians, but surrounded by territories with an Azeri majority. The territory proclaimed independence, with the support of Armenia, and incorporating the areas that surround it, but has never gained international recognition and remains a de jure part of Azerbaijan. The violence intensified , leading to an estimated overall death toll of 30 000 After several attempts at mediation, the opposing sides agreed to a ceasefire in May 1994, but the situation has not been resolved to date and the violence had briefly resumed in the spring of 2016. The initial ceasefire in 1994 was the outcome of the so-called “Minsk process”, overseen by OSCE, with the participation of Russia, France, and the US.
Stage: Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: Armenia-Azerbaijan-Nagorno Karabakh: Process 1990s
Parties: Acting Minister of Defence Azerbaijan Republic: S. Abiyev
Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Republic: R. Guliyev
Third parties: -
Description: This agreement extends the duration of a previous ceasefire agreement for another 5 days. The agreement was done by reciprocal exchange of letters. Only the text of Azerbaijan's letter has been made publicly available and is coded here.

Agreement document: AZ_930817_ResumptionofCeasefire.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
Disabled persons: No specific mention.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: No specific mention.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: No specific mention.
Men and boys: No specific mention.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): No specific mention.
State configuration: No specific mention.
Self determination: No specific mention.
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): No specific mention.
Elections: No specific mention.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders: No specific mention.
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing: No specific mention.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: No specific mention.
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

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
Page 1: In continuation of the agreements previously agreed on 24 and 28 July 1993, and in case of similar circumstances, both parties commit to renew the ceasefire including ceasing any offensive operations, rocket or artillery fire as well as air bombardments for a period of 5 days, during which time an agreement will be reached about a meeting between the highest authorities of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh. The agreement will be effective starting 19:00 on 18 August 1993 upon receiving from the parties the above mentioned commitments. Upon reaching the agreement about the above mentioned meeting, the ceasefire will be automatically prolonged until 24:00 of the day of the meeting, unless another time period is agreed upon during the meeting.
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

Azerbaijan Republic

No. 2/671 17 August 1993

In continuation of the agreements previously agreed on 24 and 28 July 1993, and in case of similar circumstances, both parties commit to renew the ceasefire including ceasing any offensive operations, rocket or artillery fire as well as air bombardments for a period of 5 days, during which time an agreement will be reached about a meeting between the highest authorities of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

The agreement will be effective starting 19:00 on 18 August 1993 upon receiving from the parties the above mentioned commitments.

Upon reaching the agreement about the above mentioned meeting, the ceasefire will be automatically prolonged until 24:00 of the day of the meeting, unless another time period is agreed upon during the meeting.

This agreement (is signed)[1] hereto by the official representatives of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Acting Minister of Defence Azerbaijan Republic:

S. Abiyev

Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Republic:

R. Guliyev

[1] Part of this sentence is illegible in the original copy – a best guess has been made in relation to the surrounding legible words and placed in brackets.