Peace conference explained

A peace conference is a diplomatic meeting where representatives of states, armies, or other warring parties converge to end hostilities by negotiation and signing and ratifying a peace treaty.

Significant international peace conferences include:

• St. Petersburg Declaration of 1868
• Algeciras Conference (1905)
• Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
• Versailles (1919)
• Good Friday Agreement (1998)

See also

• Peace congress
• Peace treaties by country (list)
• List of peace activists