Foreign relations of the Republic of Armenia and its international position in 1918–1920

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The article analyzes the foreign policy situation of the Republic of Armenia (1918–1920), especially in the context of the Treaty of Sèvres. It presents Armenia's diplomatic relations with various states, regional contradictions with neighboring countries — Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey — as well as the policy of the Great Powers regarding the Armenian Question. Special attention is given to the content of the Treaty of Sèvres, its legal and moral significance as an international document which granted the Armenian people the right to establish a United Armenia, including Western Armenia. At the same time, the political reasons for the treaty’s non-implementation are examined, in particular the strengthening of the Kemalist movement and the inconsistency of the Great Powers. The article emphasizes the importance of the Treaty of Sèvres in the process of affirming the historical rights of the Armenian people, even though it remained unfulfilled.

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Khachatur R. Stepanyan

Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan

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Email: kh.stepanyan@gmail.com

Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Professor, Head of the Chair of World History and its Teaching Methods

Armenia, Yerevan

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