Ngo Dinh Diem presidential visit to the United States became the Senate Majority Leader, while Mansfield—a Democrat from Montana—had been a professor of Asian history before entering politics; as a result his opinions about Vietnam were more influential and held in high regard by his fellow senators. In 1954, the French lost the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Conference was held to determine the future of Indochina. The Viet Minh were given control of North Vietnam, while the State of Vietnam controlled the territory south of the 17th parallel. The Geneva agreements, which the State of Vietnam did not sign, called for reunification elections to be
Agreement on Special Parallel Relations Agreement, made in 3 (three) identical copies, at Belgrade, on 28 February 1997. For the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Zoran Lilic President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. For Republika Srpska: Momcilo Krajisnik President of Republika Srpska on the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Agreement on Special Parallel Relations The Agreement on Special Parallel Relations is a cooperation agreement between Republic of Serbia and Republic of Srpska ("Republika Srpska", an entity in Bosnia & Herzegovina), signed for the first time in February 28, 1997, to develop better relations between the two. A "Council for Cooperation between Serbia and the Republic