
	Where results make sense

Topic: Moscow Peace Treaty

	Asia Times Online - The trusted source for news on Central Asia
		MOSCOW - As Moscow indicated it could hand over two of the four disputed Kuril islands to Japan, Tokyo has made it clear that its hardline position has not changed.
		Tokyo acquired the disputed islands - 10,360 square kilometers - in a treaty with Russia in 1875.
		At the Krasnoyarsk summit in Siberia that November, both nations decided to conclude a peace treaty by 2000, in effect separating the treaty from the territorial issue.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Central_Asia/FK18Ag01.html (1330 words)

	Paris Peace Treaties, 1947 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The treaties allowed Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland to reassume their responsibilities as sovereign states in international affairs and to qualify for membership in the United Nations.
		The settlement elaborated in the peace treaties included payment of war reparations, commitment to minority rights and territorial adjustments including the end of the Italian colonial empire in Africa and changes to the Hungarian-Slovak, Romanian-Hungarian, Soviet-Romanian, Bulgarian-Romanian and Soviet-Finnish frontiers.
		The Soviet Union's accessions of territory in the Moscow Peace Treaty (1940) were confirmed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paris_Peace_Treaties,_1947 (457 words)

	Moscow Peace Treaty (1940) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on March 12, 1940.
		Contrary to common belief, the Soviet troop transfer rights by railway to the Hanko base were not granted in the peace treaty, but they were demanded first on July 9, after Sweden had acknowledged railway transit of Wehrmacht troops to occupied Norway.
		The Enso industrial area, which was clearly on the Finnish side of the border, as it was drawn in the peace treaty, was also soon added to the Finnish losses of territory and equipments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moscow_Peace_Treaty_(1940) (996 words)

	Continuation War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The war was formally concluded by the Paris peace treaty of 1947.
		Formal binding bilateral treaties were now sought where Finland formerly had relied on goodwill and national friendship, and the formerly frosty relations to ideological adversaries, as the Soviet Union and the Third Reich, had necessarily to be eased.
		Although the peace treaty was signed, the state of war was not revoked because of the widening world war, the difficult food supply situation, and the poor shape of the Finnish military.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Continuation_War (10493 words)

	Yeltsin Signs Peace Treaty With Chechens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		MOSCOW -- In a move to normalize relations without resolving their fundamental dispute, President Boris N. Yeltsin of Russia and the leader of Chechnya signed a peace treaty Monday that both officials described as the end of a centuries-old conflict between Russia and the rebellious region in the Caucasus.
		Moscow and the Chechen rebels have reached cease-fires and peace agreements before, but Monday was the first time that Yeltsin signed a peace treaty with a Chechen counterpart.
		The treaty, which clears the way for economic and social cooperation, was a momentous step for Russia and Chechnya, which last August halted 21 months of bloody fighting but remained wary enemies.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/ruschech.htm (891 words)

	[No title]
		Specifically for the Continuation War, Finland aimed at reversing her territorial losses under the March 1940 Moscow Peace Treaty and by extending the territory further east, to guarantee the survival of the Finnic brethren in East-Karelia.
		The Moscow Peace Treaty was a veritable chock for the Finns.
		March 29 the Soviet Union declared that an alliance would be in breach of the Moscow Peace Treaty, stalling the plan, and Germany's invasion of Denmark and Norway killed even the option of a smaller Scandinavian Defence Alliance, that would benefit Finland also if she wasn't a party to it.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Continuation_War (6412 words)

	NPT Treaty
		Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control.
		Five years after the entry into force of this Treaty, a conference of Parties to the Treaty shall be held in Geneva, Switzerland, in order to review the operation of this Treaty with a view to assuring that the purposes of the Preamble and the provisions of the Treaty are being realised.
		This Treaty shall enter into force after its ratification by the States, the Governments of which are designated Depositaries of the Treaty, and forty other States signatory to this Treaty and the deposit of their instruments of ratification.
	www.un.org /events/npt2005/npttreaty.html (1462 words)

	Brest-Litovsk Treaty - OpenWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Brest-Litovsk Treaty was initiated by the Soviet government in 1917 in effort to stop the war with Germany.
		The difficult conditions of peace which the Germans, threatening a constantly deeper invasion of the Ukraine and Russia, sought to impose at Brest-Litovsk, created a dispute throughout the Soviet government.
		Lenin stood for signing the proposed peace treaty, carrying out the first promise in the slogan the Bolsheviks had used before coming to power: "Peace".
	www.infoshop.org /wiki/index.php/Brest-Litovsk_Peace_in_1917 (482 words)

	Moscow Treaty
		The Moscow Treaty was made possible because of rest from enemies and the unity between the two countries.
		The ceremony for signing the Moscow Treaty featured Bush and Putin side-by-side, which corresponded to the witness of the weather elephants and represented a witness.
		Milwaukee is in the region of Naphtali, the doe and symbol of peace, which points to the Moscow Treaty, a type of peace treaty.
	www.biblenews1.com /history2/20020524.htm (1361 words)

	Moscow Peace Treaty (1940) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Finland's government received the first tentative peace conditions from Soviet (through (The capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic) Stockholm) on January 29.
		However, the peace treaty stipulated that Finland would grant free passage for Soviet civilians through (Click link for more info and facts about Petsamo) Petsamo to Norway.
		The (Click link for more info and facts about Enso) Enso industrial area, which was clearly on the Finnish side of the border, as it was drawn in the peace treaty, was also soon added to the Finnish losses of territory and equipments.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mo/Moscow_Peace_Treaty_(1940).htm (963 words)

	Moscow Peace Treaty (1940) - Definition, explanation
		The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on March 12, 1940.
		Contrary to common belief, the Soviet troop transfer rights by railway to the Hanko base were not granted in the peace treaty, but they were demanded first on July 9, after Sweden had acknowledged railway transit of Wehrmacht troops to occupied Norway.
		The Enso industrial area, which was clearly on the Finnish side of the border, as it was drawn in the peace treaty, was also soon added to the Finnish losses of territory and equipments.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/mo/moscow_peace_treaty__1940_.php (984 words)

	CNN - Japan, Russia to sign peace treaty by 2000 - Nov. 2, 1997
		Moscow occupied the islands towards the end of the war and still controls them.
		Japan and Russia never signed a peace treaty to formally end World War II because of a dispute over four islands, known to Russia as the Kuril Islands and at to Japan as the Northern Territories.
		Moscow occupied the islands toward the end of the war and still controls them, though Japanese-Russian tension in the region has eased markedly in past years.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9711/02/russia.japan (572 words)

	The Avalon Project : A Decade of American Foreign Policy
		In the Moscow negotiations all the disagreements which were so evident during the conferences regarding the Italian and Balkan treaties came into sharp focus and remained in effect unsolved.
		As for the German peace treaty and related but more current German problems, we had hoped to reach agreement OI1 a directive for the guidance of our deputies in their work preparatory to the next conference.
		Certainly prompt action on the Austrian treaty is necessary to fulfill our commitment to recognize Austria as a free and independent state and to relieve her from the burdens of occupation.
	www.cis.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/decade/decade23.htm (3663 words)

	Moscow Treaty
		The Moscow Treaty is one important element of a new strategic framework, which involves a broad array of cooperative efforts in political, economic and security areas.
		Paragraph 1 of Article IV provides that the Moscow Treaty shall be subject to ratification in accordance with the constitutional procedures of each Party and shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of instruments of ratification.
		Paragraph 2 of Article IV provides that the Moscow Treaty shall remain in force until December 31, 2012 and may be extended by agreement of the Parties or superseded earlier by a subsequent agreement.
	www.state.gov /t/ac/trt/18016.htm (11070 words)

	The Avalon Project : A Decade of American Foreign Policy
		In the Moscow negotiations all the disagreements which were so evident during the conferences regarding the Italian and Balkan treaties came into sharp focus and remained in effect unsolved.
		As for the German peace treaty and related but more current German problems, we had hoped to reach agreement OI1 a directive for the guidance of our deputies in their work preparatory to the next conference.
		Certainly prompt action on the Austrian treaty is necessary to fulfill our commitment to recognize Austria as a free and independent state and to relieve her from the burdens of occupation.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/decade/decade23.htm (3663 words)

	:: Lunar Registry :: UN Moon Treaty (1967)
		States Parties to the Treaty shall carry on activities in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, in accordance with international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, in the interest of maintaining international peace and security and promoting international co- operation and understanding.
		States Parties to the Treaty shall regard astronauts as envoys of mankind in outer space and shall render to them all possible assistance in the event of accident, distress, or emergency landing on the territory of another State Party or on the high seas.
		States Parties to the Treaty shall bear international responsibility for national activities in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, whether such activities are carried on by governmental agencies or by non-governmental entities, and for assuring that national activities are carried out in conformity with the provisions set forth in the present Treaty.
	www.lunarregistry.com /treaties/treaty_1967.shtml (1625 words)

	Finland
		The Finnish–Russian border was agreed on first with the Treaty of Tartu in 1920.
		Treaties signed in 1947 and 1948 with the Soviet Union included obligations and restraints on Finland vis-à-vis the Soviet Union as well as further territorial concessions by Finland (compared to the Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940).
		According to international treaties and Finnish laws, the regional government for Åland handles some matters which belong to the province authority in Mainland Finland.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/finland_1.html (2272 words)

	History of Finland: A selection of events and documents
		After the Peace Treaty of Turku (Åbo) in 1743 the eastern border against Russia was drawn along the River of Kymi, considerably to the west of the previous one.
		The Peace Treaty (in Russian) between Finland and the Federal Socialist Republic of Soviet Russia, Dorpat (Tartu), Oct. 14, 1920.
		Treaty of Non-Aggression (original text in French) between the Soviet Union and Finland, January 21, 1932, and the protocol prolonging the treaty up to 1945, signed on April 7, 1934.
	www.histdoc.net /history/history.html (2384 words)

	Moscow Peace Treaty (1940) - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Diplomatically Finland was squezed between Allied hopes for a prolonged war and Scandinavian fears for a continued war propagating to the Scandinavian peninsula (or for the surge of refugees after a Finnish defeat).
		When France and Britain realized that Finland was seriously considering a peace treaty, they gave a new offer for help: 50,000 men were to be sent, if Finland asked for help before March 12, but actually only 6,000 of these would have been destined for Finland.
		Finland was forced to cede nearly all of the Finnish part of Karelia (with Finland's industrial center, including Finland's second largest city Viipuri, in all nearly 10% of the territory), even though large parts still were held by Finland's army.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Moscow_Peace_Treaty (677 words)

	NATO : Welcome to NATO
		The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949, creating an alliance of 12 independent nations committed to each other's defence.
		Today the Alliance is also working to reverse ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, enabling the hundreds of thousands of Kosovar refugees who fled from repression during the spring of 1999 to return safely to their homeland.
		In Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Kosovo, it is fulfilling its obligations to defend democracy, peaceful political and economic progress and human rights, helping to shape what the Secretary General of the United Nations has called "a new international norm against the violent repression of minorities".
	www.nato.int /welcome/home.htm (3824 words)

	Sudanese Peace Treaty Offers Hope to Many
		The peace treaty provides for southerners to vote in a referendum on self-determination in six years' time.
		The news that peace had been signed in Nairobi was met with disbelief as well as joy in Juba on Sunday.
		The southern accord has raised hopes that a power-sharing formula can be reached to halt fighting in the western region of Darfur, where tens of thousands of people have died in a conflict that began almost two years ago between rebels and government forces, which are accused of backing Arab militias.
	www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2005/01/11/252.html (540 words)

	Continuation War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The war was formally concluded by the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947Paris peace treaty of 1947/.
		Specifically for the Continuation War, Finland aimed at reversing its territorial losses under the March 1940 Moscow Peace Treaty (1940)Moscow Peace Treaty and by extending the territory further east, to guarantee the survival of the Finnic brethren in East-Karelia — thus in effect aiming at creating a Greater Finland/, as advocated by vociferous right-wing groups.
		Within a week after the peace treaty was signed, the fortification works were started along the 1200 km long ''Salpalinja'' ("the Latch Line"), where the focus was between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Saimaa/.
	www.infothis.com /find/Continuation_War (9611 words)

	Russians, Chechens Solidify Peace through Brief Treaty
		The presidents of Russia and Chechnya signed a peace treaty Monday declaring an end to the separatist war in Chechnya and pledging to abandon the use of force in settling their disputes.
		The treaty opens the way for the freeing of prisoners of war by both sides and for renewed economic ties between Russia and Chechnya.
		He told reporters the treaty will allow Chechnya and Russia to cooperate in combating extremists on both sides who are trying to show that the Chechen government is not in command of the mostly Muslim republic.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V117/N26/chechens.26w.html (727 words)

	Japan Policy & Politics: LEAD: Kono, Ivanov hold peace treaty talks in Moscow
		Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov held talks Tuesday in Moscow on a pending bilateral peace treaty with the goal of setting a date for a Japan-Russia summit, possibly in February.
		They were expected to focus on peace treaty negotiations and follow up on discussions of new measures to accelerate the peace treaty talks and lay the groundwork for a bilateral summit in Irkutsk, eastern Siberia, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said.
		The meeting is the first high-level bilateral contact since the two countries failed to live up to a 1997 accord that stipulated they make ''utmost efforts'' to resolve a territorial dispute over islands off Hokkaido and conclude a peace treaty by the end of 2000.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2001_Jan_22/ai_70201729 (715 words)

	Articles - Continuation War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Moscow Peace Treaty, signed on March 12, 1940, was a shock for the Finns.
		Binding bilateral treaties were now sought where Finland formerly had relied on goodwill and national friendship, and formerly frosty relations with ideological adversaries, such as the Soviet Union and the Third Reich, had necessarily to be eased.
		To Moscow, an independent Finland linked to her by a military pact was seemingly a price worth paying for keeping Sweden formally neutral in the Cold War, a quid pro quo that for forty years safeguarded wider Soviet strategic interests in the region.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Continuation_War?mySession=97011eb730c693c17d2fb4d2e5c2a854 (11432 words)

	The Peace Encyclopedia: Double Standards
		Menachem Begin paid the price for this peace treaty: $17 Billion dollars, Israel is still paying off the loans needed to fund the Camp David withdrawal and re-equipment after the Yom Kippur War.
		Among the most central Palestinian demands in the peace process is that they be treated as equals, with respect.
		But, supporters of the peace process are doing the Palestinian people no favors by not holding their leadership to higher standards of restraint, adherence to agreements, and refraining from offensive denials of Jewish history.
	www.yahoodi.com /peace/doublestandards.html (3751 words)

	RIA Novosti - Russia - Russian-Japanese peace treaty coming to deadlock - Moscow mayor
		MOSCOW, June 22 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, a co-chairman of the Russian-Japanese Council of Wise Men, said today that Russia was interested in concluding a peace treaty with Japan.
		However, the situation on this issue "was swiftly moving toward a deadlock," the mayor said at a forum of the Russian 21st Century Committee and the Japan-Russia Society in Moscow.
		"Russia is interested in signing a peace treaty with Japan and cooperating with it on mutually beneficial conditions," Luzhkov said.
	en.rian.ru /russia/20050622/40736734.html (369 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)