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Treaty on the Final Settlement with respect to Germany (Moscow, 12 September 1990)
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with respect to Germany (Moscow, 12 September 1990)

Le 12 septembre 1990, les représentants de la République fédérale d'Allemagne (RFA), de la République démocratique allemande (RDA), des États-Unis, de la République française, du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord et de l'Union des Républiques socialistes soviétiques signent à Moscou le traité dit ÷2 + 4÷ portant règlement définitif concernant l'Allemagne.

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Title Treaty on the Final Settlement with respect to Germany (Moscow, 12 September 1990)
Document type Treaty
Source Vertrag über die abschließende Regelung in bezug auf Deutschland, in Bundesgesetzblatt 1990 II. 13.10.1990, No 38, pp. 1318-1327.
Keywords 2 + 4 Treaty
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Caption Le 12 septembre 1990, les représentants de la République fédérale d'Allemagne (RFA), de la République démocratique allemande (RDA), des États-Unis, de la République française, du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord et de l'Union des Républiques socialistes soviétiques signent à Moscou le traité dit ÷2 + 4÷ portant règlement définitif concernant l'Allemagne.
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1987–1997 The European Union in a Europe in the throes of change >> The end of the Cold War and geopolitical change in Europe >> Reunification of a divided Germany >> The Treaty on the Final Settlement with respect to Germany
Document extract Treaty on the Final Settlement with respect to Germany The Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, the French Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, Conscious of the fact that their peoples have been living together in peace since 1945; Mindful of the recent historic changes in Europe which make it possible to overcome the division of the continent; Having regard to the rights and responsibilities of the Four Powers relating to Berlin and to Germany as a whole, and the corresponding wartime and post-war agreements and decisions of the Four Powers; Resolved in accordance with their obligations under the Charter of the United Nations to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace; Recalling the principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, signed in Helsinki; Recognizing that those principles have laid firm foundations for the establishment of a just and lasting peaceful order in Europe; Determined to take account of everyone's security interests; Convinced of the need finally to o (...) Read more in ENA
See also 'Signing of German treaty ends post_war political era' from The Guardian (13 September 1990)
Signing of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with respect to Germany (Moscow, 12 September 1990)
Declaration by the Four Powers suspending the operation of quadripartite rights and responsibilities (New York, 1 October 1990)
Signing of the ‘Two Plus Four’ Treaty (Moscow, 12 September 1990)
Cartoon by Hanel on the ‘2 + 4’ Conference on German reunification (1990)
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