Treaty of Rapallo (1922)

Treaty,of,Rapallo,(1922) The,Treaty,of,Rapallo,was,an,agreement,signed,on,16,April,1922,between,Germany,and,Russia,under,which,each,renounced,all,territorial,and,financial,claims,against,the,other,following,the,Treaty,of,Brest-Litovsk,and,World,War,I The,two,governments,also,agreed,to,normalise,their,diplomatic,relations,and,to,“co-operate,in,a,spirit,of,mutual,goodwill,in,meeting,the,economic,needs,of,both,countries“ It,was,a,spinoff,of,the,Genoa,Conference,,which,included,Germany,and,the,Soviet,Union,It,had,broken,down,when,France,demanded,that,the,Soviets,assume,the,prewar,debt,incurred,by,the,Russian,Empire,and,on,immediate,reparations,by,the,Germans,to,the,USSR,The,German,and,Russian,delegates,quietly,slipped,away,and,met,at,Rapallo,The,Treaty,was,negotiated,by,Georgi,Chicherin,,foreign,minister,of,the,Russian,Socialist,Federal,Soviet,Republic,,and,his,German,counterpart,Walther,Rathenau,Ratifications,were,exchanged,in,Berlin,on,January,31,,1923,It,was,signed,at,the,Hotel,Imperiale,in,