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Helsinki Accords
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Helsinki Accords
A 1975 international agreement that dramatically reduced tensions between the United States and allies and Soviet bloc nations. The Accords effectively recognized Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe in exchange for assurances that the Soviet Union would improve its human rights record. Canada, the United States and all European countries except Andorra and Albania signed the Helsinki Accords. It was seen as a first step toward improved Soviet-Western relations.
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Both reports welcomed a recent visit to the province by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and noted comments from the Aceh Party leadership expressing their continuing commitment to the Helsinki agreement.
Aceh peace in peril as Indonesian elections loom by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
But the fighting over the borders between those countries affected the Helsinki agreement.
Editorial comment by Ayres, Philip / National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
Akram al-Hakim, Iraq's minister of reconciliation and a signatory to the deal, said: "The Helsinki Agreement has the potential to bring the Iraqi political parties together in common cause in a way that no endeavour has .
Iraqis sign reconciliation pact by Aljazeera.net
 
 
 
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