peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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While political imprisonment increased in Azerbaijan in 2024, the overall level of violent atrocities waned substantially relative to 2023 as the country’s leaders sought to complete a peace treaty with Armenia. Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025 In a remarkable display of bipartisan respect, Carter gave Bush all the credit for the 2005 peace treaty between Sudan and South Sudan, which ended 22 years of war. Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 Named after the presidential retreat in Maryland, the agreements laid the basis for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel the year after. Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024 The peace treaty, however, was not popular in the Arab world, where nations were furious about Egypt’s engagement with Israel and the fact that the agreement did not include a separate Palestinian state. Vivek Shankar, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for peace treaty 

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“Peace treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20treaty. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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