- Algiers Accords
:"There are other agreements forged in Algiers. See:
Algiers Agreement "The Algiers Accords of
January 19 ,1981 , were brokered by theAlgeria n government between theUSA andIran to resolve theIran hostage crisis that arose by the capture of American citizens in the Americanembassy inTehran .By this accord the American citizens were set free.Among its provisions it was stated:
*The US would not intervene in Iranian internal affairs
*The US would remove a freeze on Iranian assets and trade sanctions on Iran
*Both countries would endlitigation between their respective governments and citizens referring them to international arbitration, namely theIran-United States Claims Tribunal .
*The US would ensure that US court decisions regarding the transfer of any property of the formerShah would be independent from "sovereign immunity principles" and would be enforced
*Iranian debts to US institutions would be paidThe US chief negotiator was then-Deputy Secretary of State
Warren Christopher .External links
* [http://www.parstimes.com/history/algiers_accords.pdf Full text of the declaration about the accords]
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