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Anglien-Çakaristan Treaty of Friendship

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The Treaty of Friendship and Non-Aggression between the Free Duchy of Anglien and Çakaristan is a bilateral treaty between the Free Duchy of Anglien and the Çakar Empire, signed at Johannsessbuurg on 10.III.1757 AN. Talks between the two national delegations opened in Johannsessbuurg earlier in 1757 AN. The treaty enters into force upon ratification by both states in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures.

The treaty commits both parties to non-aggression and the peaceful settlement of disputes, exchanges recognition of the territorial settlements arising from the Lac Glacei Act, establishes reciprocal visa-free travel of 90 days, accords most-favored-nation treatment in bilateral trade, permits scheduled air services between the two states, and provides for cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed during the NKR period in the territories formerly under Lac Glaceian sovereignty. It expressly provides that the treaty creates no alliance and no mutual defense obligation, consistent with Anglien's policy of active non-alignment and with Çakaristan's own position outside the major alliance blocs.

The two states were co-belligerents against the Nü Krantisk Repüblik, though on separate fronts and under separate frameworks. Çakari forces conducted Operation: Him Shul in Frankish Cognito from 1753 AN, while Anglien's liberation came through the CATO-coordinated intervention. The Lac Glacei Act of 23.XII.1754 AN, which recognized the Free Duchy's independence, also recognized the transfer of authority in Frankish Cognito to Çakaristan as valid under international law, giving the two states a common legal foundation in the post-Lac Glaceian settlement.

Negotiation and signature

The Anglian delegation was led by Anneke Brandsen, Minister of External Affairs. The Çakari delegation was led by Nawari Fazil, Vizier ud-Dawla (Minister of State). The CATO Commissioner of Peace for Anglien was consulted in accordance with the Charter of Anglien and raised no objection to the negotiations.

The treaty was signed at Johannsessbuurg on 10.III.1757 AN by Transitional Prime Minister Eduard Vogt for the Free Duchy of Anglien and by Grand Vizier Talal Sayfasad for the Çakar Empire. On the Anglian side, ratification by the Diet of Anglien is expected as a matter of government practice, consistent with the duchy's other bilateral treaties. On the Çakari side, ratification proceeds in accordance with the constitutional procedures of Çakaristan.

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TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND NON-AGGRESSION

BETWEEN

THE FREE DUCHY OF ANGLIEN

AND

THE ÇAKAR EMPIRE

The Free Duchy of Anglien and the Çakar Empire, also known as Çakaristan, hereinafter the High Contracting Parties,

Recalling their common opposition to the Nü Krantisk Repüblik and the settlements recognized under the Lac Glacei Act,

Desiring to place relations between their states and peoples on a footing of friendship, mutual respect, and equality, and affirming that nothing in this Treaty shall constitute an alliance between them,

Have agreed as follows: --

Article I - Peace and friendship

  1. There shall be a firm and lasting state of peace and friendly relations between the High Contracting Parties, their governments, and their citizens, without discrimination. All rights, privileges, and obligations arising under this Treaty apply reciprocally and in equal measure to both High Contracting Parties.

Article II - Sovereignty, territorial integrity, and recognition

  1. Each High Contracting Party shall respect the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the other. Neither High Contracting Party shall interfere in the internal affairs of the other.
  2. Çakaristan recognizes the Free Duchy of Anglien as a sovereign and independent state under the Charter of Anglien. The Free Duchy of Anglien acknowledges the authority of Çakaristan in Frankish Cognito as recognized under the Lac Glacei Act.
  3. Anglien recognizes the Çakar Empire as a sovereign and independent state under the Akbar Constitution.

Article III - Non-aggression

  1. The High Contracting Parties shall refrain from the threat or use of force against each other and shall not permit their territories to be used for acts of aggression directed against the other High Contracting Party.

Article IV - Exclusion of alliance

  1. This Treaty does not constitute an alliance. It creates no obligation of mutual defense, no commitment of military assistance, and no requirement of coordination in matters of security policy. Nothing in this Treaty shall be construed to affect the non-aligned status of either High Contracting Party or to bind either High Contracting Party to the security arrangements of the other.
  2. Cooperation under Article X is cooperation in matters of justice and law enforcement and shall not be construed as a military arrangement.

Article V - Diplomatic and consular relations

  1. The High Contracting Parties shall establish diplomatic relations and may exchange resident missions on terms to be settled through diplomatic channels. Each High Contracting Party shall accord to the diplomatic and consular personnel of the other the immunities and protections customary among sovereign states.

Article VI - Trade

  1. Each High Contracting Party shall accord to the goods of the other High Contracting Party treatment no less favorable than that accorded to like goods of any third state in matters of customs duties, charges, and formalities connected with importation and exportation, and in matters of internal taxation and regulation.
  2. This Article does not extend to advantages accorded by either High Contracting Party under a customs union or free trade area, existing or future, or to advantages accorded to adjacent states to facilitate frontier traffic.

Article VII - Air services

  1. Each High Contracting Party grants to the air carriers designated by the other High Contracting Party the right to operate scheduled air services between the territories of the two High Contracting Parties, including the right of overflight and of technical stops. Routes, capacity, and operational matters shall be settled between the aeronautical authorities of the High Contracting Parties. Such services remain subject to the safety, customs, and immigration laws of the receiving state.

Article VIII - Visa-free travel

  1. Citizens of each High Contracting Party holding a valid passport may enter the territory of the other High Contracting Party without a visa and remain there for a period not exceeding 90 days. This provision does not confer a right of employment, establishment, or permanent residence, which remain governed by the domestic law of the receiving state. Each High Contracting Party retains the right to refuse entry or to remove individual persons in accordance with its laws.

Article IX - Recognition of public acts

  1. Each High Contracting Party gives full faith and credit to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of the other in the field of civil law, including records of marriage, property, death, and inheritance, in so far as such acts are done according to the law of the state of origin.

Article X - Cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of crimes of the NKR period

  1. The High Contracting Parties shall cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed during the NKR period in the territories formerly under the sovereignty of the Grand Duchy of Lac Glacei, including extrajudicial killings, persecution, and the destruction of religious and cultural property.
  2. Such cooperation shall include mutual legal assistance, the exchange of evidence, access to relevant archives, the facilitation of witness testimony, and the surrender of persons indicted before the competent tribunals of either High Contracting Party.
  3. Neither High Contracting Party shall grant refuge, amnesty, or immunity to any person indicted before such a tribunal.

Article XI - Peaceful settlement of disputes

  1. Any dispute between the High Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Treaty, or any other difference arising between them, shall be settled exclusively by peaceful means, in the first instance through direct negotiation, and failing that through such international mechanisms as both High Contracting Parties have accepted.

Article XII - Amendment and termination

  1. This Treaty may be amended by written agreement of both High Contracting Parties. Either High Contracting Party may terminate this Treaty by written notice through diplomatic channels, in which case the Treaty shall cease to have effect twelve months after the date of such notice.

Article XIII - Entry into force

  1. This Treaty enters into force upon its signature and ratification by both High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures.
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Signed on 10.III.1757 AN at Johannsessbuurg:

For the Free Duchy of Anglien:
Eduard Vogt
Transitional Prime Minister of Anglien

For Çakaristan:
Talal Sayfasad
Grand Vizier of Çakaristan

See also

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