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[[Japan]] and the [[Soviet Union]] issued a '''joint declaration''' in October [[1956]] providing for the restoration of diplomatic relations. The two parties also agreed to continue negotiations for a peace treaty, including territorial issues. In addition, the Soviet Union pledged to support Japan for [[United Nations|UN]] membership and waive all [[World War II]] reparations claims. The joint declaration was accompanied by a trade protocol that granted reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment and provided for the development of trade. Japan derived few apparent gains from the normalization of diplomatic relations. The second half of the 1950s saw an increase in cultural exchanges.
[[Japan]] and the [[Soviet Union]] issued a '''joint declaration''' in October [[1956]] providing for the restoration of diplomatic relations. The two parties also agreed to continue negotiations for a peace treaty, including territorial issues. In addition, the Soviet Union pledged to support Japan for [[United Nations|UN]] membership and waive all [[World War II]] reparations claims. The joint declaration was accompanied by a trade protocol that granted reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment and provided for the development of trade. Japan derived few apparent gains from the normalization of diplomatic relations. The second half of the 1950s saw an increase in cultural exchanges.


The Soviet Union did not sign the [[Treaty of Peace with Japan]] in 1951, and the state of war between the two nations technically remains.
The Soviet Union did not sign the [[Treaty of Peace with Japan]] in 1951, and the state of war between the two nations technically remained until this declaration.


*''see'' [[Japanese-Soviet relations]]
*''see'' [[Japanese-Soviet relations]]

Revision as of 01:36, 3 July 2007

Japan and the Soviet Union issued a joint declaration in October 1956 providing for the restoration of diplomatic relations. The two parties also agreed to continue negotiations for a peace treaty, including territorial issues. In addition, the Soviet Union pledged to support Japan for UN membership and waive all World War II reparations claims. The joint declaration was accompanied by a trade protocol that granted reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment and provided for the development of trade. Japan derived few apparent gains from the normalization of diplomatic relations. The second half of the 1950s saw an increase in cultural exchanges.

The Soviet Union did not sign the Treaty of Peace with Japan in 1951, and the state of war between the two nations technically remained until this declaration.