the Battle of Karakilisa (24–28 May), and the Battle of Bash Abaran (21–24 May). The treaty was signed while the Third Army held positions 7 km from Yerevan and only 10 km from Echmiadzin. The treaty needed to be examined and confirmed by the Central Powers. Fifteen days after the treaty, delegates from Armenia were asked to come to Constantinople. In the surrendered territories the majority of the 1,250,000 pre-war inhabitants had been Armenians, with more than 400,000 in the ceded sector of Yerevan province alone. Signatories Ottoman side: Halil Menteshe – Minister of Justice Wehib Pasha – commander of the Third Army during the Caucasus Campaign Armenian side: Avetis Aharonian – Chairman of the Armenian National Council Alexander Khatisian – Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Babachanian Ghorghanian Azerbaijani side: Mammad Amin Rasulzade – President of Azerbaijani National Council Mammad Hasan Hajinski – Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgian side: Akaki Chkhenkeli – Foreign Minister Statistics References Batum Batum 1918 in Armenia 1918 in Azerbaijan Batum Batum Batum Armenia–Turkey relations 1918 in the Ottoman Empire Batum 1918 in Georgia (country) History of Adjara Ottoman period in Georgia (country)