The Brijuni Agreement is a document signed on the Brijuni

Brijuni

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 islands near Pula

Pula

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, Croatia

Croatia

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, on 7 July 1991 by representatives of the Republic of Slovenia

Slovenia

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, Republic of Croatia

Croatia

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 and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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 under the political sponsorship of the European Community. With this document, the SFRY stopped all hostilities on Slovenian territory, thus ending the Slovenian War

Ten-Day War

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, whereas Slovenia and Croatia froze independence activities for a period of three months.

Participants in the negotiations

The delegation of the EC consisted of foreign ministers of three countries: Hans van den Broek

Hans van den Broek

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 (Netherlands

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), Jacques Poos

Jacques Poos

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 (Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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) and João de Deus Pinheiro

João de Deus Pinheiro

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 (Portugal

Portugal

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).

The Yugoslav delegation consisted of the President of Federal Government Ante Marković

Ante Markovic

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, Minister of the Interior Petar Gračanin

Petar Gracanin

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, Minister of Foreign Affairs Budimir Lončar, vice-admiral Stane Brovet, assistant to the minister of defense, and members of the collective presidency of the SFRY, without both members of Serbia

Serbia

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n autonomous districts, but including the former President of the Presidency of SFRY Borisav Jović

Borisav Jovic

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.

Slovenia was represented by the President of the Republic Milan Kučan

Milan Kucan

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, Prime Minister Lojze Peterle

Lojze Peterle

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, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel

Dimitrij Rupel

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, the Slovenian representative in the Yugoslav presidency Janez Drnovšek

Janez Drnovšek

Janez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia , Prime Minister of Slovenia and President of Slovenia . He was born in Celje, Slovenia, then the Socialist Republic of Slovenia...

, and President of Slovenian National Assembly France Bučar

France Bucar

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.

Croatia was represented by the President of the Republic Franjo Tuđman.

Sources

• http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/peace/Yug%2019910712.pdf University of Uppsala Department of Peace and Conflict Research database. Brioni Declaration.