Soviet–Japanese Basic Convention: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 08:26, 15 October 2006

Revision as of 14:51, 23 October 2006

Line 3:

Following the defeat of the [[Russian Empire]] in the [[Russo-Japanese War]] of 1904-1905, cooperative relations between [[Russia]] and [[Japan]] were gradually restored via four sets of treaties signed between 1907-1916. However, the collapse of the [[Romanov dynasty]], followed by the [[October Revolution|Bolshevik Revolution]], followed by the Japanese [[Siberian Intervention]] created a strong amount of distrust between Japan and the newly founded Soviet Union.

Following a series of negotiations held in [[ Beijing]] in 1924-1924, Japan agreed to extend [[diplomatic recognition]] to the Soviet Union, and to withdraw its troops from the northern half of [[Sakhalin]] island. In return, the Soviet Union agreed to honor the provisions of the [[Treaty of Portsmouth]] and to re-examine all other treaties between the former Russian Empire and Japan, including the Fishery Convention of 1907.

The treaty was signed by [[Lev Mikhailovich Karahan]] for the Soviet Union and [[Kenkichi Yoshizawa]] of Japan on [[20 January]] [[1920]].

[[Category:Japanese-Russian relations]]