Ohrid Agreements signed

The peace agreement provided for increased rights to ethnic minority groups and set out the framework for the return of the displaced population. Tens of thousands of people were uprooted during the unrest, the vast majority of whom have since returned.

The agreement was signed by President Boris Trajkovski; the four party leaders Ljubco Georgievski, Arben Xhaferi, Branko Crvenkovski and Imer Imeri, as well as the representatives of the United States and the European Union, James Pardew and Francois Leotard.