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A status of forces agreement (SOFA) is an agreement between a host country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country. SOFAs are often included, along with other types of military agreements, as part of a comprehensive security arrangement.
U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement (formally, the "Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America, Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan") is an agreement between Japan and the United States signed on 19 January 1960 in Washington, the same day as the revised U.S ...
The U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (official name: Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq) was a status of forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the United States, signed by President George W. Bush in 2008.
The U.S.–South Korea Status of Forces Agreement (Hangul: 주한 미군 지위 협정; Hanja: 駐韓美軍地位協定, SOFA), formally Agreement under Article IV of the Mutual Defence Treaty between the Republic of Korea and the United States, Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Korea, is an agreement between South Korea and the U.S ...
The Partition Treaty on the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet consists of three bilateral agreements [2] between Russia and Ukraine signed on 28 May 1997 whereby the two countries established two independent national fleets, divided armaments and bases between them, [3] [4] and set forth conditions for basing of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.
A visiting forces agreement is a version of a status of forces agreement that only applies to troops temporarily in a country. The agreement was signed in Canberra, Australia on 31 May 2007 by Philippine Defense Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane and his Australian counterpart Defence Minister Brendan Nelson. [2]
The duration of the agreement is 10 years and requires from both parties to replace the current status of forces agreement with a bilateral security arrangement to be negotiated within a year. [3] Covered areas under the agreement are military and security issues as well as assistance in building Afghanistan's economy and its democracy.
U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement: No 2011 Iraq: Agreed to withdraw U.S. military forces from Iraq by 2011. 2010 New START (The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) Yes 2011 2026 Russia: 2012 United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement: Yes 2011 South Korea: Or KORUS FTA 2012 U.S.–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement: No Afghanistan