Treaty of Prague (1973)

The Treaty of Prague was a treaty signed on 11 December 1973, in Prague, by West Germany and Czechoslovakia in which both states recognised each other diplomatically, declared the 1938 Munich Agreement to be null and void, acknowledged the inviolability of their common borders and abandoned all territorial claims.United States-Department of State. Documents on Germany 1944-1985. Washington: Department of State, [s.d.], pp. 1256-1258
The Treaty of Prague (11 December 1973)
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The Treaty of Prague was a strong element of the ''Ostpolitik'' put forward by the Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic), German Chancellor Willy Brandt and supported by his ruling party in the Bundestag of the West Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. Also, since Germany and Czechoslovakia had never signed any treaty since the Second World War, the treaty has been a peace treaty between the two countries. The western part of Czechoslovakia that had borders with Germany is now the Czech Republic, which has also ratified the treaty.

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Treaties of Czechoslovakia
Treaties concluded in 1973
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