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Russo-Japanese peace negotiations convene at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Delegations from the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan met at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine/Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to begin negotiations to end the Russo–Japanese War, with President Theodore Roosevelt facilitating mediation.

Russo-Japanese peace negotiations convene at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

The Portsmouth talks set in motion the negotiations that produced the Treaty of Portsmouth, ended a major international war, and led to Roosevelt receiving the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation.

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