Treaty between Çakaristan and The Hexarchy

The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Navigation between the Çakar Empire and The Realms Represented by the Hexarchy of the Cities of Marduk, Enkidu, Azul'an, Kobol, Abyd'os, Astaroth, and Smedburg was signed in Kunapura on 12.VI.1722 AN by Dervish Çelebi, Grand Vizier, for Çakaristan, and Sargon Azulpolassar, Third Prince of the Hexarchy, and Sozer V, Pschent of Karnak and its domains for The Hexarchy.

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TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COOPERATION AND NAVIGATION

BETWEEN

THE ÇAKAR EMPIRE

AND

THE REALMS REPRESENTED BY THE HEXARCHY OF THE CITIES OF MARDUK, ENKIDU, AZUL'AN, KOBOL, ABYD'OS, ASTAROTH, AND SMEDBURG

His Majesty, Jaaguzan, Shahanshah of Çakaristan

and

His Highness, Gilgamesh II, the Praetor of The Realms Represented by the Hexarchy of the Cities of Marduk, Enkidu, Azul'an, Kobol, Abyd'os, Astaroth, and Smedburg

Article I – Peace and friendship
There shall be a firm and perpetual state of peace and friendly relations between His Majesty, the Shahanshah of Çakaristan and His Higness, the Praetor of The Realms Represented by the Hexarchy of the Cities of Marduk, Enkidu, Azul'an, Kobol, Abyd'os, Astaroth, and Smedburg, between Their Heirs or Successors, and between the Çakar Empire and The Realms Represented by the Hexarchy of the Cities of Marduk, Enkidu, Azul'an, Kobol, Abyd'os, Astaroth, and Smedburg, in this treaty the High Contracting Parties, and between their Citizens, without discrimination.

Article II - Sovereignty and territorial integrity
Each High Contracting Party shall respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the other party. The High Contracting Parties shall continue to develop and consolidate the relations of sincere friendship, good neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation existing between them on the basis of the aforesaid principles as well as those of equality and mutual benefit.

Territorial integrity includes the territory of a High Contracting Party to the extent acknowledged and published by the Micras Cartography Society. The territory extends 24 kilometres from the baseline coast of the High Contracting Party. Including the localities where the coastline is deeply indented and cut into, or if there is a fringe of islands along the coast in its immediate vicinity, the method of straight baselines joining appropriate points may be employed in drawing the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.

The reserve zone of a High Contracting Party extends 360 kilometres from the baseline coast. The economic and environmental resources within this zone belong fully to that High Contracting Party. In special situations where the territorial waters or the reserve zone of the High Contracting Parties would overlap, the line of separation will be drawn along the midpoint between the baseline of each High Contracting Party.

Article III - Airspace
Each High Contracting Party commits that any overflight of its airspace by civilian or commercial aircraft registered upon the territory of the other High Contracting Party, whose source and destination are outside the jurisdiction of the Overflown High Contracting Party and which make no intermediate landing upon the territory of the Overflown High Contracting Party, shall be considered to fall outside the remit of customs or immigration regulations and wholly outside the jurisdiction of any Third Parties, without prejudice to the exclusive right of the Overflown High Contracting Party to approve or deny such overflight as it sees fit.

The High Contracting Party can set up a Prohibited airspace, an overflight is strictly prohibited. The High Contracting Party informs about Prohibited airspace and appropriate punitive measures follow an overflight of an aircraft registered with the other High Contracting Party.

Article IV – Navigation
A High Contracting Party, shall in its own territorial waters and reserve zone, allow ships under the flag of the other Contracting Party innocent passage, so long as it is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the other High Contracting Party. Such passage shall take place in conformity with this Treaty and with other rules of international law.

Passage of a ship of one High Contracting Party shall be considered to be prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the Other High Contracting Party's territorial if sea it engages in any of the following activities:

1. any use of force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of the other High Contracting Party;
2. any exercise or practice with weapons of any kind;
3. any act aimed at collecting information to the prejudice of the defence or security of the coastal State;
4. any act of propaganda aimed at affecting the defence or security of the other High Contracting Party
5. the launching, landing or taking on board of any aircraft;
6. the launching, landing or taking on board of any military device;
7. the loading or unloading of any commodity, currency or person contrary to the customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws and regulations of the coastal State;
8. any act of wilful and serious pollution contrary to this Treaty;
9. any fishing activities;
10. the carrying out of research or survey activities;
11. any act aimed at interfering with any systems of communication or any other facilities or installations of the coastal State;
12. any other activity not having a direct bearing on passage.

Furthermore, ports of one High Contracting Party shall allow ships under the flag of the other High Contracting Party safe harbour and refuelling, with the same costs involved as for domestically flagged ships of the same standard and class.

Moreover, the High Contracting Parties shall coordinate with and assist one another in maritime emergencies, rescue missions, and disasters.

Article V – Diplomatic mission
The High Contracting Parties will maintain regular contacts with each other on major international problems affecting the interests of both of their countries and governments by means of meetings, and exchanges of views between their leading statesmen, visits by official delegations and special envoys of the governments, and through diplomatic channels.

The High Contracting Party will make an embassy available for each other.

For the embassy, associated grounds, associated vehicles, leading statesmen, visits by official delegations, special envoys of the governments and ambassadors, diplomatic immunity applies.

Each High Contracting party recognizes and respects the procedures of acceptance by the ambassador, by handing over a letter of credence, which is addressed from one head of state to the other asking to give credence.

Article VI - Visa
The High Contracting Parties grant each other's citizens visas free entry for 90 days. Exceptions are:

1. Çakari citizens have visa-free access to the port of Ashtaroth, the city of Kunapura and the island of Imarru-Lugal;
2. The citizens of The Realms Represented by the Hexarchy of the Cities of Marduk, Enkidu, Azul'an, Kobol, Abyd'os, Astaroth, and Smedburg have visa-free access to the Çakari territories in the Skerry Isles and Wilhelm Isles;
3. New Zalae grant Çakari citizens visa-free access for 60 days;
4. Access to the Ereshkigal Forest is strictly prohibited, only by special permission.

Article VII - Trade

1. The High Contracting Parties shall establish the Çakari-Hexarchy Interbank System to provide payment services between the two High Contracting Parties.
2. The High Contracting Parties shall not levy trade tariffs on each other, but shall apply customary taxes.
3. There is free movement of goods, services and capital for Çakari trade in the city of Kurapura, except for live animals and military equipment.

Article VIII - Recognition of bureaucracy
Each High Contracting Party gives to the other full faith and credit to all public acts, records, contracts and judicial proceedings in the field of civil law, including records and documents on marriage, property, titles, death and inheritance, in as much as any act, record, document, contract, proceeding is done according to the law.

Article IX - Interpretation
Any difference of interpretation of any Article or Articles of this Treaty which may arise between the High Contracting Parties will be settled bilaterally by peaceful means in a spirit of mutual respect and understanding.

Article X - Ratification
This Treaty enters into force upon the exchange of ratification by Both High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective domestic procedures.

Article XI - Force
This Treaty enters into force upon its signature and ratification by Both High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective domestic procedures.

Signed on 12.VI.1722 AN in Kunapura:

For the Çakar Empire:
Dervish Çelebi
Grand Vizier of Çakaristan

For the government of the The Realms Represented by the Hexarchy of the Cities of Marduk, Enkidu, Azul'an, Kobol, Abyd'os, Astaroth, and Smedburg:
Sargon Azulpolassar
Third Prince of the Hexarchy
Representing the Praetor of the Hexarchy

and

Sozer V
Pschent of Karnak and its domains
High Councilor of the Hexarchy
Representing the Council of Six

See also

• Foreign relations of Çakaristan
• Foreign affairs of The Hexarchy