They count on the aid of the neutral countries attending the Geneva conference to achieve this.

On the other hand, in World War II, diplomatic immunity was upheld and the embassies of the belligerents evacuated through neutral countries.

Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy.

Royalty across Europe was horrified and many heretofore neutral countries soon joined the war against revolutionary France.

The title, however, caused problems in other countries, and so alternative, neutral names were chosen by local distributors: Raus aus Åmål (" getting out of Åmål "), Descubriendo el Amor (" discovering love "), Amigas de Colégio (" school friends "), Láska je láska (" love is love "), and Покажи мне любовь ( Pokazhi mne lyubov, " show me love ").

The EU's stance is that Galileo is a neutral technology, available to all countries and everyone.

There was also a number of neutral, or Third World, countries in between, including Finland, Yugoslavia, Sweden, Ireland, Austria and Switzerland.

Following the end of the Cold War, the European Economic Community pushed for closer integration, cooperation in foreign and home affairs, and started to increase its membership into the neutral and former communist countries.

Only two countries remained neutral in the war: Sweden and Portugal, and Napoleon then looked toward the latter.

The crew Tintin joined was composed of Europeans from Axis or neutral countries (" Europe ") while their underhanded rivals were Americans ( although in later editions the US flag was removed from the rival ship ; see the image on the The Shooting Star page ), financed by a person with a Jewish name and what Nazi propagandists called " Jewish features.

Even though being a neighbour to the mighty Soviet Union sometimes resulted in overly cautious concern in foreign policy (" Finlandization "), Finland developed closer co-operation with the other Nordic countries and declared itself neutral in superpower politics.

Officially claiming to be neutral, Finland lay in the grey zone between the Western countries and the Soviet Union.

It further stated the United States ' intention to stay neutral in European wars and wars between European powers and their colonies, but to consider new colonies or interference with independent countries in the Americas as hostile acts toward the United States.

Early on, Munk was a strong opponent of the German Occupation of Denmark ( 1940 – 1945 ), although he continually opposed the idea of democracy as such, preferring the idea of a " Nordic dictator " who should unite the Nordic countries and keep them neutral during periods of international crisis.

such as Portugal and Denmark, and on neutral countries such as Austria and Switzerland.

) Germany, Austria-Hungary, and their allies in Europe ( the Central Powers ) maintained contact with neutral countries in the Americas via long-distance radio communications, as well as via telegraph cables owned by neutral countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark.

Forty-three years later, Saudi Arabia and Iraq signed an agreement that defined the border between the two countries and provided for the division of the neutral zone between them.

Switzerland maintains diplomatic relations with almost all countries and historically has served as a neutral intermediary and host to major international treaty conferences.

Operating from a neutral country, Switzerland's army does not take part in armed conflicts in other countries.

Switzerland maintains diplomatic relations with almost all countries and historically has served as a neutral intermediary and host to major international treaty conferences.

The Saudi – Iraqi neutral zone was an area of 7, 044 km² on the border between Saudi Arabia and Iraq within which the border between the two countries had not been settled.

While Italy declared war on Austria – Hungary on 23 May 1915, San Marino remained neutral.

* May 15 – Austrian State Treaty, which restores Austria's national sovereignty, is concluded between the four occupying powers following World War II ( the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and France ) and Austria, setting it up as a neutral country.

Upon the termination of allied occupation, Austria was proclaimed a neutral country, and " everlasting " neutrality was incorporated into the Constitution on 26 October 1955.

The Commonwealth had remained neutral in the Seven Years ' War, though sympathizing with the alliance of France, Austria, and Russia, and allowing Russian troops access to its western lands as bases against Prussia.

Austria offered the Ottomans diplomatic support, and Prussia remained neutral, thus leaving Russia without any allies on the continent.

The reasons for this break are less clear and simple than those of the split with Austria, but there several key events occurred over the winter of 1799 – 1800 that helped: Bonaparte released 7, 000 captive Russian troops that Britain had refused to pay the ransom for ; Paul grew closer to the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden, whose claim to neutral shipping rights offended Britain ; Paul had the British ambassador in St. Petersburg recalled and Britain did not replace him, with no clear reason given as to why ; and Britain, needing to choose between their two allies, chose Austria, who had certainly committed to fighting Napoleon to the end.

In March 1952, the Soviet government proposed the Stalin Note to hold elections for a united German assembly while making the proposed united Germany a neutral state, i. e. a neutral state approved by the people, similar to the Austrians ' approval of a neutral Austria.

Austria became a neutral state but Italy, West Germany and many of the wartime Western Allies and some formerly neutral states like Denmark, Iceland, Portugal and Spain became the Western Bloc.

During this time Allied negotiations finally brought Austria out in open opposition to France ( like Prussia, Austria had slipped from nominal ally of France in 1812 to armed neutral in 1813 ).

Little progress was made, except with Austria, from which the Soviets agreed to withdraw if it were made neutral.

Although Austria refused to switch sides, it also agreed to remain neutral in case of a war between Russia and Prussia.

Furthermore, Austria announced that it would declare itself permanently neutral after the enactment of the treaty.

Austria offered the Ottomans diplomatic support, and Prussia remained neutral, leaving Russia without allies on the continent.

He left Austria for neutral Switzerland in 1914 following the outbreak of the war and was active in Switzerland until 1917.

This seemed equally favorable to Austria and Prussia, but it was the latter power which gained all the substantial advantages ; and when the conflict arose between Austria and Prussia in 1866, Russia remained neutral and permitted Prussia to reap the fruits and establish her supremacy in Germany.

In Italy, Puccini offered the work to his editor Tito Ricordi who declined to buy it, thus Ricordi's rival, Lorenzo Sonzogno, obtained the right to give the first performance outside Austria and moved the première to neutral Monégasque territory.

As a consequence, Finland did not participate in the Marshall Plan, and took neutral positions on Soviet overseas initiatives.

He traveled to America on the USS American Legion, the last neutral ship to make it out of Petsamo, Finland, and arrived 28 August 1940, with only 20 dollars ( equal to $ today ), with $ 3 ( equal to $ today ) going to the customs fee.

After this war, Finland sought protection and support from the United Kingdom and neutral Sweden, but was thwarted by Soviet and German actions.

Felix's father appealed to the Spanish ambassador to Germany, and won permission for them to return to Russia via neutral Denmark to Finland, and from there to St. Petersburg

When Germany's assault on the Soviet Union began in June 1941, Finland remained formally neutral until Soviet air raids gave an expected reason to fulfill the invasion plans some days later.

The Allies, in turn, pointed to the fact that Finland, like Japan and Italy, ( as well as a number of countries including neutral Spain ) belonged to Hitler's Anti-Comintern Pact

Urho Kekkonen, president from 1956 until 1981, further developed this policy, stressing that Finland should be an active rather than a passive neutral.

Small numbers of Hawker Hurricanes arrived from the United Kingdom, Morane-Saulnier M. S. 406s from France, Fiat G. 50s from Italy, a few dozen Curtiss Hawk 75s captured by the Germans in France and Norway then sold to Finland, when Germany began warming up its ties with Finland, and numerous Brewster B239s from the neutral USA strengthened the FiAF.

Finland had fought two wars against the Soviet Union, Denmark and Norway had been occupied by Germany between 1940 and 1945, and Sweden, having been a neutral state throughout the war, had still felt its effects.

After the Continuation War where the Soviet Union forced Finland to sue for peace, but failed in its goal of conquering and annexing the country ( in a manner similar to the Baltic States ), Finland became neutral and retained democratic government and market economy.

The Soviet answer was bluntly negative and Finland stayed neutral.

Irish governments have always said that allowing aircraft to use Irish soil does not constitute participation in any particular conflict and is compatible with a neutral stance, instancing the transit of German troops between Finland and Norway through neutral Swedish territory during World War II.

Finland ceded the Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga Karelia, part of Salla and Kalastajasaarento, and leased the Hanko naval base to the USSR, but remained a neutral state, albeit increasingly leaning toward Germany ( see Interim Peace ).

While the invasion revealed the striking military weaknesses of the Red Army and prompted the Soviet Union to reorganize its military forces, and it gained new territories, it pushed neutral Finland towards an accommodation with Nazi Germany, and it dealt yet another blow to the international prestige of the USSR.

Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Finland and the Baltic countries were all members of this club of neutral states.

In the summer of 1940, Nazi Germany's occupation of Norway brought to the fore the need to transfer troops and munitions not only by sea, but also through the neutral countries of Sweden and Finland.

Immediately after the Axis invasion, Finland officially declared itself neutral in relation to the conflict.

Finland proposed a neutral investigation of the incident, but the Soviet Union refused and broke diplomatic relations with Finland on November 29.