▁decl ares ▁independence . ▁No ▁wars ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁Sloven ia ▁and ▁Cro atia ▁are ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁( Europe an ▁Community ▁countries , ▁several ▁EF TA ▁and ▁Central ▁European ▁countries ). ▁February - M arch ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁The ▁Car r ington – C ut ile iro ▁peace ▁plan , ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁EC ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁held ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁prevent ▁Bos nia - Her z egov ina ▁sl iding ▁into ▁war . ▁It ▁proposed ▁eth nic ▁power - sh aring ▁on ▁all ▁administrative ▁levels ▁and ▁the ▁de volution ▁of ▁central ▁government ▁to ▁local ▁eth nic ▁communities . ▁However , ▁all ▁Bos nia - Her z egov ina ' s ▁districts ▁would ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁Muslim , ▁Ser b ▁or ▁Cro at ▁under ▁the ▁plan , ▁even ▁where ▁no ▁eth nic ▁majority ▁was ▁evident . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁all ▁three ▁sides ▁signed ▁the ▁agreement ; ▁Ali ja ▁I zet beg ović ▁for ▁the ▁Bos nia ks , ▁Rad ovan ▁Kar ad ž ić ▁for ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁and ▁Mate ▁Bob an ▁for ▁the ▁Cro ats . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁however , ▁Ali ja ▁I zet beg ović ▁with d rew ▁his ▁signature ▁and ▁declared ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁any ▁type ▁of ▁partition ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz