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Soviet Union [USSR] Friendship and Cooperation Treaties
In the early 1970s, the Soviet Union began to formalize
relations with several Third World states through the signing of
friendship and cooperation treaties (see
table 29, Appendix A).
These treaties were aimed at regularizing economic, political, and
military contacts between the Soviet Union and Third World states
over extended periods (usually twenty years). Third World regimes
signed these treaties to obtain help in the consolidation of their
rule or to secure advantage over or protection from regional
opponents. All the treaties contained military cooperation
provisions or provisions calling for "mutual consultations" in case
of security threats to either party. The Soviet Union proffered
these treaties in order to consolidate and build on existing
relations in the context of an overarching agreement. The Soviet
goal has been to encourage close, long-term relations with the
Soviet Union. These relations have included military cooperation
and the establishment of Soviet military facilities in some Third
World states.
Data as of May 1989
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