Litvinov's Pact

The Litvinov or even Moscow Protocol ( also known as the Eastern Pact ) was signed on February 9, 1929 between the Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, Latvia and Estonia, and had the pre-term entry into force of the Briand - Kellogg Pact - and thus the waiver, international disputes to solve by military force - the subject. Turkey and Lithuania followed a few weeks later. Finland, which was also invited to accede to the Protocol, refused to sign.

The initiative for the agreement came from the Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov. Initially, only negotiations with Poland and Romania were provided, but at the insistence of Warsaw, Estonia and Latvia were included. Thus, the international environment, especially convinced the neighboring states of the peace policy of the Soviet Union and the concern for the collective security should be demonstrated. The conclusion of the Protocol is considered a notable success of Soviet diplomacy, since it an impending encirclement was prevented, and the Soviet Union could testify in this way, their willingness to cooperate in the guarantee of collective security, especially since many states prior to the ratification of the Briand - Kellogg had signed pact reservations.

On April 5, 1929 Lithuania joined the Litvinov Protocol, bringing the dispute over Vilnius in favor of Poland was settled, what Józef Piłsudski 's return as a success of his policies. The former capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, thereby officially polish, and Kaunas served as the capital of Lithuania.

Footnotes

  • International Law Treaty
  • 1929
  • Foreign Affairs ( Soviet Union)
  • Second Polish Republic
  • Romanian History ( 20th century)
  • Latvian history
  • Estonian History
  • Lithuanian history
  • Turkish history
  • Finnish history ( 20th century)
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