17 December 2021 13:30
TREATY BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON SECURITY GUARANTEES
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The United States
of America and the Russian Federation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Parties",
guided by the
principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations, the 1970 Declaration
on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,
the 1975 Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in
Europe, as well as the provisions of the 1982 Manila Declaration on the
Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, the 1999 Charter for European Security, and
the 1997 Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Russian Federation,
recalling the
inadmissibility of the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with
the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations both in their
mutual and international relations in general,
supporting the
role of the United Nations Security Council that has the primary responsibility
for maintaining international peace and security,
recognizing the
need for united efforts to effectively respond to modern security challenges
and threats in a globalized and interdependent world,
considering the
need for strict compliance with the principle of non-interference in the
internal affairs, including refraining from supporting organizations, groups or
individuals calling for an unconstitutional change of power, as well as from
undertaking any actions aimed at changing the political or social system of one
of the Contracting Parties,
bearing in mind
the need to create additional effective and quick-to-launch cooperation
mechanisms or improve the existing ones to settle emerging issues and disputes
through a constructive dialogue on the basis of mutual respect for and
recognition of each other’s security interests and concerns, as well as to
elaborate adequate responses to security challenges and threats,
seeking to avoid
any military confrontation and armed conflict between the Parties and realizing
that direct military clash between them could result in the use of nuclear
weapons that would have far-reaching consequences,
reaffirming that a
nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, and recognizing the need to
make every effort to prevent the risk of outbreak of such war among States that
possess nuclear weapons,
reaffirming their
commitments under the Agreement between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak
of Nuclear War of 30 September 1971, the Agreement between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics on the Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas of
25 May 1972, the Agreement between the United States of America and the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Establishment of Nuclear Risk Reduction
Centers of 15 September 1987, as well as the Agreement between the United
States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Prevention
of Dangerous Military Activities of 12 June 1989,
have agreed as
follows:
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