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A non-aggression pact or neutrality pact is a treaty between two or more states/countries that includes a promise by the signatories not to engage in military action against each other. [1] Such treaties may be described by other names, such as a treaty of friendship or non-belligerency , etc. Leeds, Ritter, Mitchell, & Long (2002) distinguish ...
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A non-aggression pact signed by Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. 1938 Munich Agreement: Surrenders the Sudetenland to Germany. 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact [note 141] Soviet-German non-aggression pact. Pact of Steel: Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy. 1940 Moscow Peace Treaty: Ends the Winter War. Treaty of Commerce ...
The Treaty of Saadabad (or the Saadabad Pact) was a non-aggression pact signed by Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan on July 8, 1937, and lasted for five years. [1] The treaty was signed in Tehran's Saadabad Palace and was part of an initiative for greater Middle Eastern-oriental relations spearheaded by King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan.
The Soviets supported as well Lithuania's interests in the Klaipėda Region after the Klaipėda Revolt and signed the Soviet–Lithuanian Non-Aggression Pact in 1926, later extended it to 1944. [5] On August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
The discussions included the possibility of a Soviet-German non-aggression pact, the fates of the Baltic states and potential improvements in Soviet-Japanese relations. [117] Molotov stated that "should the German foreign minister come here", those issues "must be discussed in concrete terms". [117]
The original pact was set to expire in five years, but on 6 May 1931, it was extended for another five years. [4] On April 4, 1934, it was further extended to December 31, 1944. [5] [6] [7] A separate convention was signed to define "aggression" on 5 July 1933. The pact was broken on 15 June 1940 with the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. [8]
In 1938–1939, the Soviet Union attempted to form strong military alliances with Germany's enemies, including Poland, France, and Great Britain, but they all refused. In an effort to build up the Soviet military, Stalin made a non-aggression pact with Hitler, along with a secret protocol, and the two countries invaded and partitioned Poland.