After the appropriate time for negotiations and discussions within the Riksråd, I am happy to officially present to the region
The Rejected Realms-Wintreath Pact, a treaty between our two regions that I also formally present to the Storting for ratification after the Underhusen elections conclude.
This treaty got its start through two seperate events...our stalwart defense of Lazarus during the Osiris-Lazarus War, and our participation in the Regional Sovereignty Conference in Lazarus last month. Apparently, these events interested The Rejected Realms in forming deeper relations with us, which I readily agreed to under my policy of forming strong bilateral relations with other regions with which we share synergies. And we share many synergies...we are both defender regions, we both have existing treaties with Lazarus, and we are both interested in a common set of topics as shown in the conference last month. Additionally, we already have had great informal relations with embassies exchanged last year and Joe Bobs graciously agreeing to post
The Rejected Times, their flagship NationStates publication, in our news area...a commitment that made the creation of our news area possible.
Text of The Rejected Realms - Wintreath Pact
The Rejected Realms - Wintreath Pact
We the sovereign regions of The Rejected Realms and The Frozen Realm of Wintreath in order to strengthen relations between our two regions agree to the following terms outlined in this document.
During our correspondence at the 2014 Regional Sovereignty Conference, The Rejected Realms was impressed with the diplomacy of Wintreath's representative and acting chair, Wintermoot - remarking that Wintreath had presented itself as a respected, well positioned diplomatic voice in interregional affairs. Likewise, recognizing the stability, prominence, and achievements of The Rejected Realms as a cultural, diplomatic, and military power as well as the many syngergies we share as regions, Wintreath believed that formal relations would enable both regions to better reach their mutual goals and aspirations as partners.
Article I - Sovereignty and Legitimacy
1 § The parties to this treaty recognize the government of each region, based upon its constitutions and laws, as legitimate, and will not extend that recognition to any government that comes to power through means not prescribed by law, which shall be determined by the legitimate government in question.
2 § Both signatories agree to recognize each other as sovereign entities with the sovereign authority to govern themselves.
Article II - Non-Aggression
1 § The signatories vow neither to attack the home region of the other party nor participate in any action with the intent to overthrow their legitimate government.
2 § The signatories will refrain from conspiring, either directly or through a third party, to destabilize or overthrow the legitimate government of either party.
3 § The signatories will refrain from conducting clandestine operations, espionage, or other forms of spying against either party.
4 § Both signatories will, in good faith, report any known threat or concern related to the other party's security, to the appropriate security organs.
Article III - Mutual Defense
1 § Both signatories agree to provide military aid to defend the security and sovereignty of the other party’s region. They will provide this military aid at the request of the other party, or if the signatory believes that a state of emergency exists in which the other party is unable to request military aid.
2 § Both signatories also agree to defend each others' delegacies in times of war.
3 § A signatory is always at liberty to refuse receiving military aid.
Article IV - Cultural, Military and Intelligence Cooperation
1 § Both signatories agree to promote cultural diffusion and exchange between their two regions, such as through interregional conferences, discussions, or ventures, at the discretion of their governments.
2 § Both signatories agree to miltiary cooperation on joint missions, at the discretion of their respective military commands.
3 § In pursuing cooperation in military operations, both signatories agree that participation on the opposite sides of a military engagement does not automatically constitute hostility or an attack on either signatory.
4 § Both signatories agree to provide intelligence information at the request of the other party, as long as this information does not harm their own security or jeopardize ongoing intelligence gathering operations.
5 § Both signatories are obliged to provide intelligence information to the other party if it refers to an immediate security concern to said signatory.
Article V - Diplomacy
1 § Both signatories shall maintain open embassies (in-game and out-of-game) with one another.
2 § This treaty shall be deposited in a publicly accessible area of the community forums of both parties.
Article VI. Suspension of Terms and Termination of the Treaty
1 § Either signatory may terminate the treaty with five days' notice, posted publicly in the forum of deposit in both regions, after which the terms of treaty are no longer binding on either party.
2 § Both signatories agree to attempt to seek a diplomatic solution before the termination of this treaty.
Having agreed to the concept of having deeper relations and participated in the negotiations on our end, I fully support this treaty as I believe it is in the best interests of the region. However, it is important when we have such a major agreement on the table that we go through the ratification process as specified in the Fundamental Laws, both to allow all voices to be heard and to either reaffirm or disavow the direction of our foreign affairs policies. I thus humbly ask those candidates that win the election for Underhusen introduce this treaty as soon as possible.
I hope that barring some major issue, this will be the beginning of a new and deeper relationship with The Rejected Realms, one that we can be as proud of as we are of our relations with Lazarus. If nothing else, we should be appreciative that another region has seen the value of forging deeper ties with our outstanding region and community. That is a testament to everybody that makes this region what it is.
Yours always,
-Inric Nordrim Kestar (Wintermoot I of Wintreath)
-Monarch and Founder of Wintreath
