Balkan Union (1953-1955) – Union among the Kingdom of Greece, FNR Yugoslavia and the Republic of Turkey created by the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in Ankara (28. ⅱ 1953). An additional agreement on the Ankara Agreement was signed (7. Xi 1953) in Belgrade, a secret convention signed in Ankara (28. 1954), an agreement for alliance, political co-operation and mutual assistance to Bled (9. 1954) and an agreement to create Balkan Advisory Assembly in Ankara (2 ⅲ 1955). The Trilateral Cooperation Union was transformed into a military alliance for providing territorial integrity and political independence. The system of collective security of the signatories was established. The Union Treaty was signed with a validity of twenty years. The effective functioning of the Union was agreed to establish a permanent council, composed of foreign ministers, and advisory assembly, composed of representatives of the parliaments of the three countries, as a common body. Until realization did not come because of the changes in the external political position of Yugoslavia. Lit.: International matches Federation of the National Republic of Yugoslavia, 3, Belgrade, Djip, 1953; 1, 1955. M. Min.
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