Sinai Interim Agreement

(noun)

The Sinai Interim Agreement, also known as the Sinai II Agreement, was a diplomatic agreement signed by Egypt and Israel on September 4, 1975. The agreement stated that the conflicts between the countries "shall not be resolved by military force but by peaceful means. " It also called "for a further withdrawal in the Sinai and a new UN buffer zone. " Thus, the agreement strengthened Israel's and Egypt's commitment to abiding by U.N. Resolution 338 and strengthened diplomatic relations between the Egypt, Israel, and the United States.

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Examples of Sinai Interim Agreement in the following topics:

  • Shuttle Diplomacy

    • He accomplished the Sinai Interim Agreement (1975) and arrangements between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights (1974).

  • Nixon and Foreign Policy

    • The governments of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), and the United States, as well as the Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) that represented indigenous South Vietnamese revolutionaries, signed the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam on January 27, 1973.
    • The agreement was not ratified by the U.S.
    • These activities worried the Soviets and Cubans, who feared Nixon might attack Cuba, in violation of the 1962 agreement which had ended the missile crisis.
    • By January 18, 1974, Kissinger had negotiated an Israeli troop withdrawal from parts of the Sinai.
    • He accomplished the Sinai Interim Agreement (1975) and arrangements between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights (1974).

  • The Camp David Accords

    • The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter.
    • The first agreement had three parts.
    • The second part dealt with Egyptian-Israeli relations, with its most notable content focused in the second agreement.
    • The second agreement outlined a basis for the peace treaty six months later, in particular deciding the future of the Sinai peninsula.
    • Israel agreed to withdraw its armed forces from the Sinai, evacuate its 4,500 civilian inhabitants, and restore it to Egypt in return for normal diplomatic relations with Egypt, guarantees of freedom of passage through the Suez Canal and other nearby waterways (such as the Straits of Tiran), and a restriction on the forces Egypt could place on the Sinai peninsula, especially within 20–40 km from Israel.

  • Foreign Policies

    • Carter and Leonid Brezhnev, the leader of the Soviet Union, reached an agreement on the treaty in 1979 despite opposition in Congress to its ratification, as many thought it weakened U.S. defenses.
    • The two framework agreements were signed at the White House and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter.
    • There were two 1978 Camp David agreements: A Framework for Peace in the Middle East and A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel.
    • The agreements and the peace treaty were both accompanied by "side-letters" of understanding between Egypt and the U.S. and Israel and the U.S.
    • The second part of the agreement, A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel, provided that Israel return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt and evacuate Israeli inhabitants in exchange for diplomatic recognition and other guarantees.

  • Overview of Derivatives

    • Products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, exotic options - and other exotic derivatives - are almost always traded in this way.
    • Forwards also typically have no interim partial settlements - or "true-ups" - in margin requirements like futures, such that the parties do not exchange additional property, securing the party at gain, and the entire unrealized gain or loss builds up while the contract is open.
    • The swap agreement defines the dates when the cash flows are to be paid and the way they are calculated.

  • Short-Term Loans

    • In this situation, the account is said to be "overdrawn. " If there is a prior agreement with the account provider for an overdraft, and the amount overdrawn is within the authorized overdraft limit, then interest is normally charged at the agreed rate.
    • The core of the money market consists of inter bank lending (banks borrowing and lending to each other using commercial paper), repurchase agreements, and similar short-term financial instruments.
    • It is interim financing for an individual or business until permanent or next-stage financing can be obtained.

  • The Rise of the Macedon

    • In the interim between conflicts, Philip focused on strengthening his army and his overall position domestically, introducing the phalanx infantry corps and arming them with long spears, called sarissas.
    • Ultimately, after conquering Amphipolis in 357 BCE, he reneged on his agreement, which led to war with Athens.