03: Agree
CAMEO 030: Agree, not specified below
DescriptionAll agreements not otherwise specified.
Usage NotesThis residual category is not coded except when distinctions among CAMEO 031 through 039 cannot be made. Because agreements typically involve at least two parties, the event category 'Agree' is usually reciprocally linked to the same event category; in other words, two reciprocal 03 events are coded with actors reversed. However, note that the verb "agree" is occasionally used also to refer to unilateral (i.e., not reciprocal) concessions or future commitments. Verbs such as "promise" or "pledge," which imply future commitments, are also coded under 'Agree'.
ExamplePresident Reagan and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak agreed today there was an urgent need for progress towards a Middle East settlement and that a freeze on Israeli settlements in occupied territories was also needed.
Example NotesThis example is coded as two reciprocal events with the actors reversed: in the first 030 event, President Reagan is the source actor and President Hosni Mubarak is the target; in the second event, President Hosni Mubarak becomes the source, while President Reagan becomes the target actor.
Example Senior Hungarian and Romanian officials agreed on Wednesday their countries should do all they could to encourage Romanian refugees in Hungary to return home.
Example NotesThis example is coded as two reciprocal events with the actors (Hungarian and Romanian officials) reversed.
CAMEO 031: Agree to cooperate, not specified below
DescriptionPromise to engage in or expand cooperative exchange not otherwise specified.
Usage NotesThis event form refers to informal agreements or promises by parties to boost their material exchange. Unilateral promises to provide material support, however, should be coded under the appropriate 033 subcategory. Promises to engage in diplomatic cooperation, such as agreements to mediate, negotiate, or settle dispute, are coded elsewhere within the main 'Agree' category.
ExampleIsraeli and PLO negotiators agreed to expand the scope of talks on the transfer of powers in the West Bank, in their battle to keep a July 1 deadline for a deal on the next phase of Palestinian autonomy.
Example NotesThis example is coded as two reciprocal events with the actors reversed. (See example notes under CAMEO 030 for more explanation.)
ExampleThe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has agreed to set up an energy research center in Tokyo to further develop its regional energy projections, officials said Thursday.
CAMEO 0311: Agree to cooperate economically
DescriptionPromise to engage in or expand economic ties.
Usage NotesThis event form refers to informal agreements or promises by parties to develop or expand trade and other forms of economic exchange. Promises to provide unilateral economic aid should be coded as 0331 instead.
ExampleThe United States and Jordan have agreed upon a new free-trade pact between the two countries, the White House announced Tuesday.
Example NotesThis example is coded as two reciprocal events with the actors reversed. (See example notes under CAMEO 030 for more explanation.)
CAMEO 0312: Agree to cooperate militarily
DescriptionPromise to engage in or expand military ties.
Usage NotesThis event form refers to informal agreements or promises by parties to develop or expand their military relations by engaging in such acts as joint military maneuvers. Promises to provide unilateral military aid should be coded as 0332 instead.
ExampleA Jordanian official confirmed that Jordan and Britain have agreed to undertake joint military exercises this month.
Example NotesThis example is coded as two reciprocal events with the actors reversed. (See example notes under CAMEO 030 for more explanation.)
CAMEO 032: Agree to provide policy support
DescriptionAccept a request or promise to provide support on a policy, or issue.
Usage NotesThis event form is typically, though not exclusively, a verbal act. Agreements coded under this category refer to the provision of non-tangible support on certain policies and/or goals.
ExamplePortugal will support Turkey's efforts to become a full member of the European Community, Portuguese President Mario Soares said on Tuesday.
ExampleHungary has said it will support a U.N. Security Council resolution that aims to tighten sanctions and impose a naval blockade against neighbouring Yugoslavia.
CAMEO 033: Agree to provide material aid, not specified below
DescriptionAccept a request or promise to provide some form of material support not otherwise specified.
Usage NotesThis event form category contains sub-forms for more detailed coding whenever possible. Reported deliveries of support should not be coded under CAMEO 070 or its subcategories.
ExampleThe European Community (EC) promised Portugal help on Friday and offered it money if needed to clean up an oil slick threatening the Madeira holiday islands.
ExampleNATO-member Norway would be willing to send material to help defend Saudi Arabia if it is attacked, Norway's foreign minister said.
CAMEO 0331: Agree to provide economic aid
DescriptionAccept a request or promise to provide economic support.
Usage NotesCode commitments to provide financial support, in form of grants or loans, under this event code. Trade agreements should be coded under CAMEO 0311.
ExampleFinland will give Tanzania a grant of 580 million shillings (64.45 million dollars) over the next three years to finance several projects in the country, a statement issued by the ministry of finance said today.
Example NotesNote that this example is coded under this category since the future tense used implies a future commitment or agreement to provide aid. It falls short of guaranteeing that the provision of aid actually takes place, in which case the example would have been coded under an appropriate event code under CAMEO 07.
ExampleEuropean Community foreign ministers agreed in principle on Saturday to provide about 70 million dollars of emergency aid for Romania and Poland.
Example NotesSince it has a compound target actor, two events are coded for this example: European Community as the source actor in both, and one of Romania and Poland as the target in each.
CAMEO 0332: Agree to provide military aid
DescriptionAccept a request to provide military support.
Usage NotesUse this event form to code for commitments to provide all forms of military aid. Promises to engage in bilateral military cooperation should be coded as CAMEO code 0312 instead.
ExampleBritish Defence Secretary Tom King has promised to continue military aid to war-torn Mozambique.
ExampleSyria has again offered its troops to Lebanon's new President Elias Hrawi to help him oust General Michel Aoun from the Christian enclave Aoun controls.
CAMEO 0333: Agree to provide humanitarian aid
DescriptionAccept a request to provide humanitarian support, including evacuations and shelter.
Usage NotesCode commitments to provide all forms of humanitarian aid except peacekeeping under this event code.
ExampleTurkey has told the Soviet Union it is ready to send medical aid to Azerbaijan where at least 62 people have died in clashes.
ExampleThe United Nations will provide nearly 25,000 tonnes of emergency food aid to refugees fleeing the civil war in Liberia, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.
CAMEO 034: Agree to provide peacekeeping
DescriptionAccept a request or promise to deploy peacekeeping forces.
Usage NotesActual deployments should be coded as linked CAMEO 074 and CAMEO 084 events. Commitments by fighting parties or a state to accept the deployment of peacekeeping troops within its territories should be coded 'Agree to yield' (CAMEO 037).
ExampleFrance is ready to contribute up to 4,000 troops to an international peace-keeping force in Yugoslavia, Defence Minister Pierre Joxe said on Monday.
ExampleThe Security Council today agreed to a six-month extension of the mandate for the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) despite Israel's wish for a shorter period.
CAMEO 035: Agree to mediation
DescriptionAccept an offer, display willingness or commitment to accept mediation.
Usage NotesThis event code is typically accompanied by the linked event 'Agree or offer to mediate' (CAMEO 036). Note that in leads involving mediation activities, the code for mediation takes precedence over other events such as 'Make a visit,' 'Host a visit,' and 'Meet at a third location.' This category refers to the approval by adversaries of mediation activities by third parties. For agreements by third parties to mediate refer to CAMEO 036.
ExampleAfghan rebel leaders said on Wednesday they would meet U.N. mediator Diego Cordovez if he gave them a veto over any settlement reached in peace talks.
ExampleIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has agreed to US mediation in the final status talks with the Palestinians, a senior Israeli official said.
CAMEO 036: Agree or offer to mediate
DescriptionOffer, accept a request, display willingness or commitment to mediate among adversaries.
Usage NotesThis event code is typically accompanied by the linked event 'Agree to mediation' (CAMEO 035). Note that in leads involving mediation activities, the code for mediation takes precedence over other codes such as 'Make a visit,' 'Host a visit,' and 'Meet at a third location.' This category refers to agreements by parties other than the adversaries themselves. For commitments of adversaries to accept mediation by third parties refer to CAMEO 035.
ExampleGambian President Dawda Jawara will visit Mauritania and Senegal to mediate in a border dispute between the two West African neighbors, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
Example Notes'Agree or offer to mediate' is linked to 'Agree to mediation.' When coding 'Agree to mediate,' two events are coded since the example contains a compound target actor: Gambian President Dawda Jawara as the source and Mauritania as the target in the first one, and Gambian President Dawda Jawara as the source and Senegal as the target in the second one. Similarly in coding for 'agree to mediation,' two events are coded: Mauritania as the source and Gambian President Dawda Jawara as the target in the first one, and Senegal as the source and Gambian President Dawda Jawara as the target actor in the second one.
ExampleThe leaders of Guinea and Gambia are expected here next week to mediate in a border dispute between Mauritania and Senegal, official sources said.
Example NotesNote that eight different events are present in this example: four 'Agree or offer to mediate' events and four 'Agree to mediation' events because of the compound source and target actors. (See the notes for the previous example for a more detailed explanation.)
ExampleKing Hassan of Morocco was quoted today as saying he would be ready to host a meeting between an Israeli peace movement and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Example NotesTwo 'Agree or offer to mediate' events are coded in this case because of the two target actors. There is no indication of adversaries' attitudes towards the offer, therefore only the source actor's willingness to mediate is coded.
CAMEO 037: Agree to yield
DescriptionComply with requests or demands to yield, express commitment to yield.
Usage NotesThis event form refers to agreements to concessions such as withrawals, ceasefires, and any other form of yielding.
ExampleYugoslavia and Slovenia agreed to a ceasefire after two days of fierce fighting but media reports said sporadic clashes were still continuing.
Example NotesThis example is coded as two reciprocal events with the actors reversed. (See example notes under CAMEO 030 for more explanation.)
CAMEO 038: Agree to meet or negotiate
DescriptionAccept an offer, display willingness or commitment to meet, visit, or engage in talks or negotiations.
Usage NotesThis event code refers to future commitments to negotiate or discuss; acts of negotiations and discussions should be coded under CAMEO event category 04 instead.
ExampleEast German Foreign Minister Oskar Fischer will visit Albania in June, the first Warsaw Pact foreign minister to do so since Tirana split with Moscow in 1961, the Albanian embassy said.
Example Notes Note that this example is coded under this category since the future tense used implies a future commitment and/or agreement to meet. It is coded as two reciprocal events with the actors reversed. (See example notes under CAMEO 030 for more explanation.)
ExampleA Swedish delegation will meet representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) before deciding whether to expel asylum-seeking ethnic Turks to Bulgaria, the Immigration Ministry said on Tuesday.
Example NotesNote that this example is coded under this category since the future tense used implies a future commitment and/or agreement to meet. It is coded as two reciprocal events with the actors reversed. (See example notes under CAMEO 030 for more explanation.)
CAMEO 039: Agree to settle dispute
DescriptionAccept, agree to a comprehensive settlement, peace proposal, resolution.
Usage NotesNote that agreements on proposals regarding more concrete actions, such as proposals for ceasefires and deployment of peacekeeping forces, are coded elsewhere.
ExampleDenmark today accepted a formula for ending its fisheries dispute with its European common market partners, government officials said.
ExampleZimbabwe has agreed after years of hesitation to sign an investment protection agreement with the United States.