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Neoplanta to secure good relations; An offer of non-aggression treaties to all
Topic Started: Jun 13 2011, 05:48 AM (744 Views)
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This morning, a press conference was held at Urbs Neoplanta, within the walls of the old fort of Cusum, that has functioned as a seat of the Government for over a century. This was done at the Press Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Republic of Neoplanta, a rather large hall with a modern and dynamic design featuring the national colours of light blue and white and the nations coat of arms, while prominently displaying a map of the world.

Georg Neudorffer, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke:
"Today we wish to address the nations of the world, with no exceptions. The United Republic of Neoplanta, ever since its inception, has been a devout follower of the policy of active military neutrality. In other worlds, we wish not to expand our influence over the world as others might, as was shown in many wars in the past, and we respect the territorial sovereignty and integrity of all nations. As a natural component of this stance, we also expect all the nations of the world to respect our territorial sovereignty and integrity, and on all who fail to respect this; on all who decide to attack or invade us; we shall answer such threats with military force until our sovereignty and territorial integrity is defended or restored. We have no doubt that we would be capable of doing so, regardless of what nation or nations were to attack us.

However, military campaigns are the last thing our nation desires. We wish to live in tolerance and understanding with our neighbours and the nations of the world, and to this end we offer to all, on a bilateral basis, a Treaty of Non-Aggression. A draft of such a Treaty is as follows:" - and continues to read aloud the Treaty:

Treaty of Non-Aggression Between (the nation in question) and the United Republic of Neoplanta
 

Article 1. By this Treaty, the United Republic of Neoplanta is obliged not to enter the sovereign territories and mandates of (the nation in question) with any form of military force, unless (the nation in question) expresses explicitly its will for the United Republic of Neoplanta to do so.
Article 2. By this Treaty, the (nation in question) is obliged not to enter the sovereign territories of the United Republic of Neoplanta and that of its mandate of the Protectorate of Hellas with any form of military force, unless the United Republic of Neoplanta expresses explicitly its will for (the nation in question) to do so.
Article 3. If either Articles 1. or 2. of this Treaty are breached by either side, the sovereign owner of the territory is considered the rightful owner and defender of the territory in perpetuity and any question pertaining to the ownership of the territory are considered closed in advance with the territory belonging to its original owner at the time of signing of this Treaty.
Article 4. If any other form of dispute emerges between the (nation in question) and the United Republic of Neoplanta, and the two sides are unable to close the dispute amicably and to a mutually agreeable result within one calendar month, the dispute shall be put before a Tribunal created by members of both nations and a mutually agreed upon neutral third party. This Tribunal shall be given six calendar months from its creation to reach a final decision. The three delegations of the three sides involved all have equal vote in debating the dispute.
Article 5. This Treaty has full legal power immediately upon signing by both sides.


After finishing reading the Treaty, Neudorffer continued:
"This is, off course, a preliminary draft, and may be negotiated upon. However, it represents the will of our Government, and as such, we hope for it to be satisfactory to all concerned.
We primarily advise our land neighbours of Ixzara, the Ukraine, and San Lumen to take this Treaty into consideration. Secondly, our maritime neighbours of Monaco-Ville-Nice, Nationalist Zion, and Crimea, are also advised to take it into consideration, as are all the nations of the world. We thank you for your time.
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Celatoria recognises the honourable intentions of this treaty. The King and his majesty's government, despite having no intention of using military force for any purpose, do not wish to enter into any binding commitments at the current time, however.
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We are most pleased that the Government of Celatoria find the intentions of this Treaty honourable. However, we are perplexed that, if your view is such, then why do yo not wish to sign such a Treaty with us.
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San Lumen appreciates this treaty. The King and His Majesty's government has no intention of using military force and will therefore sign the Treaty.
Edited by San Lumen, Jun 13 2011, 12:06 PM.
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(OOC. I'm going to do this as if it is an ambassador relaying the message.)

The government of Celatoria does not wholly support Article 3. If an agressor is repelled, or an attack justly made, the government of Celatoria believes that territory may sometimes legitimately be seized.
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San Lumen appreciates this treaty. The King and His Majesty's government has no intention of using military force and will therefore sign the Treaty.


"We are delighted at this news. As a state visit is being arranged to Florence, the signing of the Treaty of Non-Aggression Between the Kingdom of San Lumen and the United Republic of Neoplanta could be held at that occasion, if you agree." - Minister Neudorffer said. "We hope this would prove to be a step in the right direction in furthering the good relations between our respective countries."

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The government of Celatoria does not wholly support Article 3. If an agressor is repelled, or an attack justly made, the government of Celatoria believes that territory may sometimes legitimately be seized.


"The Government of Neoplanta would disagree with you in this regard, however, we do allow for you to exercise such a view. However, this Treaty would serve to regulate the relations between Celatoria and Neoplanta, and not any two nations chosen at random. Your words could be interpreted as if you had some intent, perhaps in the not so distant future, to seize some of the territory of the United Republic of Neoplanta. It is our firm conviction that no territory may change hands between nations without the full consent of both parties, and in the case of Neoplanta, this would be impossible, as it is a constitutional tenet of our nation that none of its territory shall ever be forfeited to anyone.

Ultimately, the position of the Government of Celatoria that it does not wholly support Article 3 gives rise to certain tensions, as it would suggest that the Kingdom of Celatoria could conceive having territorial demands against the United Republic of Neoplanta and its mandate, the Protectorate of Hellas. We sincerely hope this is not the case.

In any case, we would wish to improve the relations between our respective nations. If this draft treaty does not satisfy you, maybe you would wish to make a different Treaty of Non-Aggression or some other equivalent Treaty; then we would ask of you to make a draft of your own that we could discuss."
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Byronmandy would be more than willing to sign such a treaty. However if there was perhaps the ability to withdraw from the agreement with a 10 day notice or something, we would like it even more.

Obviously I have no intention of my military setting foot anywhere near your territory, but something like this my government would require in order for the treaty to be accepted. You really can't tell what would happen in the future.
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There is certainly no intention on the part of Celatoria to antagonise Neoplanta in any way.

The King himself wishes to make it known that he personally has a great respect for your nation's neutrality, as well as the neutrality of any other nation and would, if necessary, encourage his government to take actions to defend it.
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Byronmandy
Jun 13 2011, 03:01 PM
Byronmandy would be more than willing to sign such a treaty. However if there was perhaps the ability to withdraw from the agreement with a 10 day notice or something, we would like it even more.

Obviously I have no intention of my military setting foot anywhere near your territory, but something like this my government would require in order for the treaty to be accepted. You really can't tell what would happen in the future.
We are joyed that Byronmandy would be willing to sign a Treaty of Non-Aggression with us. But your request for a clause that would allow for withdrawal from the Treaty would ultimately make it a void document. A party to the Treaty could withdraw from it and, after the suggested ten-day notice, they could revel in military aggression and conquest with impunity, without any form of sanction from this Treaty. No, the very essence of this Treaty we had given as a draft is its perpetual nature; that it disallows for any aggression to be committed between the two signing nations without due and just sanctions.

Thus we will not be granting your request for the option of withdrawal to be added to the Treaty. It would rob it of its essence and would fail to assure the longterm security of Neoplanta. True, our gaze into the future is highly limited in scope, but if we cannot assure each other of our enduring goodwill to at lest some extent, then what is the purpose of us having official relations?

Our definite answer is that we are willing to make compromises, but if Byronmandy wishes for a Treaty of Non-Aggression to be signed between our two nations, they must agree to respect such a Treaty in perpetuity, not just until it would suit them.
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Ok. These terms seem agreeable then.

Byronmandy accepts the treaty.
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