Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Paris then resigned, and the new Prime Minister, the left-of-centre Pierre Mendès France, supported French withdrawal from Indochina. The war ended shortly after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords. France agreed to withdraw its forces from all its colonies in French Indochina, while stipulating that Vietnam would be temporarily divided at the 17th parallel, with control of the north given to the Viet Minh as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh, and the south becoming the State of Vietnam, nominally under Emperor Bảo Đại, preventing Ho Chi Minh
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