This agreement establishes confidence-building measures to be carried out by the parties. These  measures include a broad range of concrete steps in the following major areas: political statement, ensuring security, return of refugees, economic cooperation, cultural and humanitarian interaction.

The Lizarra-Garazi Accord was signed on September 12, 1998, by 23 Basque nationalist parties, labor unions, and grassroots groups, and Spain's communist-led United Left (IU). It was not accepted by the Español government. 

The parties commit to pursue peace negotiations on the substantive issues as soon as possible and to continue the negotiations until a negotiated political settlement is reached. It also establishes the principles of peace.

This agreement between the Government of Guinea Bissau and the Self-denominated Military Junta calls for an immediate ceasefire, a freezing of positions and the deployment of an inter-positioning force. The agreement was reached under the joint chairmanship of ECOWAS and the Contact Group of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP).