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With the imposition of the Organian Peace Treaty, intermittent negotiations continued with no major progress made in establishing any binding relationship between the Klingon Empire and the Federation. Of these events, the most notable was a series of negotiations held at the Korvat Colony in 2289, between Curzon Dax, representing the Federation, and Kang, representing the Klingon Empire. No binding agreement was reached at the negotiating table at that time, but Dax was able to gain a grudging respect from the Klingons and establish a lasting rapport. <br><br> | With the imposition of the Organian Peace Treaty, intermittent negotiations continued with no major progress made in establishing any binding relationship between the Klingon Empire and the Federation. Of these events, the most notable was a series of negotiations held at the Korvat Colony in 2289, between Curzon Dax, representing the Federation, and Kang, representing the Klingon Empire. No binding agreement was reached at the negotiating table at that time, but Dax was able to gain a grudging respect from the Klingons and establish a lasting rapport. <br><br> | ||
Fourteen years later, in 2293, the Klingon moon, Praxis, exploded causing severe damage ecologically and emotionally on the Klingon Homeworld, and almost completely caused the Klingon economy to shut down. With the environmental damage that was caused and the loss of energy production to Qo’noS, Gorkon, who was Chancellor of the Klingon High Council at the time, made the controversial decision to initiate full peace talks with the Federation. It was Captain Spock, serving as special envoy to the Empire during the talks, and Curzon Dax representing the Federation, that would see the military outposts on both sides of the Klingon Neutral Zone dismantled and a new alliance forged between the two cold war enemies. Also present at the negotiations were Romulan Senator Pardek. The talks were originally scheduled to be held on Earth, but Gorkon was assassinated enroute, in a plot conceived by individuals associated with the Federation, the Romulan Empire, and General Chang, Gorkon’s chief of staff. After Gorkon’s demise, the Klingons insisted that the talks be moved to Camp Khitomer, on the planet Khitomer, to continue the talks in secret, in order to prevent any further assaults. His death was not in vain, though. Gorkon’s daughter, Azetbur, became Chancellor, and continued to champion her father’s dream of the peace initiative. It was only after a full disclosure of a conspiracy behind his murder was discovered that successful negotiations were reached and eventually normalized the relationship between the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of Planets after many years of hostility. <br><br> | Fourteen years later, in 2293, the Klingon moon, Praxis, exploded causing severe damage ecologically and emotionally on the Klingon Homeworld, and almost completely caused the Klingon economy to shut down. With the environmental damage that was caused and the loss of energy production to Qo’noS, Gorkon, who was Chancellor of the Klingon High Council at the time, made the controversial decision to initiate full peace talks with the Federation. It was Captain Spock, serving as special envoy to the Empire during the talks, and Curzon Dax representing the Federation, that would see the military outposts on both sides of the Klingon Neutral Zone dismantled and a new alliance forged between the two cold war enemies. Also present at the negotiations were Romulan Senator Pardek. The talks were originally scheduled to be held on Earth, but Gorkon was assassinated enroute, in a plot conceived by individuals associated with the Federation, the Romulan Empire, and General Chang, Gorkon’s chief of staff. After Gorkon’s demise, the Klingons insisted that the talks be moved to Camp Khitomer, on the planet Khitomer, to continue the talks in secret, in order to prevent any further assaults. His death was not in vain, though. Gorkon’s daughter, Azetbur, became Chancellor, and continued to champion her father’s dream of the peace initiative. It was only after a full disclosure of a conspiracy behind his murder was discovered that successful negotiations were reached and eventually normalized the relationship between the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of Planets after many years of hostility. <br><br> | ||
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<b><u>The First Khitomer Accords:</u></b><br><br> | <b><u>The First Khitomer Accords:</u></b><br><br> | ||
Part of the agreement contained in the First Khitomer Accord was that the Empire agree to relinquish its historical claim to the Archanis section, located in Federation territory on the Klingon Border, and to do away with the Klingon Neutral Zone. <br><br> | Part of the agreement contained in the First Khitomer Accord was that the Empire agree to relinquish its historical claim to the Archanis section, located in Federation territory on the Klingon Border, and to do away with the Klingon Neutral Zone. <br><br> |
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THE KHITOMER ACCORDSby Frances B. Brock
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In 2372, after Gowron had become Chancellor, he withdrew the Empire from the Khitomer Accords in response to the Federation Council’s condemning of Gowron’s ordering the invasion of Cardassia Prime. The following year, Gowron decided to reinstate the Treaty, when a newly-formed alliance between the Dominion and the Cardassian Union threatened to throw the Alpha Quadrant into war. The Second Khitomer Accords: Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Sources
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