Yamagata–Lobanov Agreement (山縣・ロバノフ協定)
The Yamagata-Lobanov Agreement was the agreement signed on June 9, 1896 between the empires of Japan and Russia on disputes over their sphere of influence over Korea.
The unstable political situation in Korea due to the power struggle between the pro-Japanese and Russian factions in the Joseon dynasty was endangering the interests of both Japanese and Russian sides. The agreement was signed in Saint Petersburg by the ex-prime minister of Japan, Aritomo YAMAGATA, and the Russian foreign minister, Prince Alexey Lobanov-Rostovsky. It was the neutral agreement that both Japan and Russian would guarantee the independence of Korean, promote fiscal reform in Korea, assemble a modern police and army, and maintain telegraph lines.
The Yamagata-Lobanov Agreement was superseded by the Nishi-Rosen Agreement of 1898.