The Lisbon Compromise is the results of the third round of talks between Morocco and the POLISARIO. It provides for implementation of some aspects of the Secretary-General's Settlement Proposal Plan (S/21360). This agreement deals with issues such as the containment of troops and the repatriation of prisoners.

This document provides means for the implementation of some aspects of UN Secretary-General's Settlement Proposal Plan (S/21360). The compromise deals with the identification of tribal groups for the purpose of participating the the referendum to determine the status of Western Sahara. It also calls for the repatriation of refugees in accordance with the Settlement Plan. 

The agreement seeks to formalise the informal ceasefire that had been observed between the GRP and the MILF, with a  view of finding a just and lasting solution to the problem of the Bangsamoro and native inhabitants of Mindanao. It commits the armed forces of the GRP and the MILF to a general cessation of hostilities.

The signing of this agreement and the subsequent convening of the Commission on National Reconciliation launched the period of transition and the implementation of the following agreements: Protocol on the Fundamental Principles for Establishing Peace and National Accord (17 August 1995)Protocol on Political Questions (18 May 1997)Agreement between the President of Tajikistan and the Leader of the United Tajik Opposition (23 December 1996)Protocol on the Main Functions and Powers of the Commission on National Reconciliation (23 December 1996)Statute of the Commission on National Reconciliat