A peace conference is a
diplomatic meeting where representatives of
states,
armies, or other
warring parties converge to end
hostilities by negotiation and signing and ratifying a
peace treaty
A peace treaty is an treaty, agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually country, countries or governments, which formally ends a declaration of war, state of war between the parties. It is different from an armistice, which is an ag ...
.
Significant international peace conferences include:
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St. Petersburg Declaration of 1868
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Algeciras Conference (1905)
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Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
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Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...
(1919)
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Good Friday Agreement (1998)
See also
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Peace congress
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Peace treaties by country (list)
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List of peace activists
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Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish language, Swedish and ) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the Will and testament, will of Sweden, Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobe ...
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