Declaration of Tashkent
The declaration of Tashkent ( Engl. Tashkent Declaration ) is a 1966 between Pakistan and India closed a peace treaty , which the Second Indo-Pakistani War ended (Second Kashmir War), which from August to the end of September 1965 took, and led to a status quo. It was signed by the two countries on January 10, 1966 in Tashkent , then a city in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Uzbekistan . The Soviet Union played an important role in its creation and exerted its influence on both countries. The Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin acted as a mediator.
The agreement was signed by the respective leaders of both countries: Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan . It envisaged a return to the 1949 borders that divided Kashmir and the resumption of economic and diplomatic ties. It was then heavily criticized in both countries. In Pakistan, the abandonment of Kashmir was criticized, and in India the lack of an obligation to refrain from attack was criticized. The day after the declaration was signed, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Tashkent.
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- ↑ a b June 30 1965 - A Ceasefire Is Agreed under UN Auspices Between India and Pakistan to Stop the War at the Rann of Kutch. mapsofindia.com, accessed June 10, 2018 .