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A neutral zone is a delimited zone bordering at least one of the states that has agreed to set up a neutral territory. This has occurred in the past and/or present for: Neutral Ground (Louisiana), a disputed area between Spanish Texas and the United States' newly acquired Louisiana Purchase, from 1806 to 1821
Neutral zone (cycling), a non-competitive segment of a few miles at the beginning of a bicycle race; Neutral zone (gridiron football), the region between offensive and defensive sides prior to the snap of the ball on a scrimmage play; Neutral zone (ice hockey), a zone between the blue lines in ice hockey
In the 1980 Kuantan Doctrine, Indonesia and Malaysia called upon Vietnam into a position of neutrality regarding China and the USSR, requiring it to be freed from external influence. This plan was rejected by Thailand, who wished for a solution that would address Vietnam's vast military strength and aggressive foreign policy.
The Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone, also known as the Divided Zone, was an area of 5,770 km 2 (2,230 sq mi) between the borders of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that was left undefined when the border was established by the Uqair Convention of 2 December 1922.
The rights and duties of a neutral power are defined in sections 5 [4] and 13 [5] of the Hague Convention of 1907. A permanently neutral power is a sovereign state which is bound by international treaty, or by its own declaration, to be neutral towards the belligerents of all future wars. An example of a permanently neutral power is Switzerland.
1969 — Western New Guinea is integrated by Indonesia following the controversial Act of Free Choice. Western New Guinea is formally annexed by Indonesia in 1969 1969 December 18 — Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone partitioned between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
The zone was finally officially abolished during the Persian Gulf War, when Iraq and Saudi Arabia cancelled all international agreements with each other. Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone – The Uqair Protocol established a neutral zone between the Sultanate of Nejd and the British protectorate of Kuwait in 1922. It was partitioned by mutual ...
The neutral zone came into existence following the Uqair Protocol of 1922 that defined the border between Iraq and the Sultanate of Nejd (Saudi Arabia's predecessor state). An agreement to partition the neutral zone was reached by Iraqi and Saudi representatives on 26 December 1981, and approved by the Iraqi National Assembly on 28 January 1982.