Treaty of New Zalae

The Treaty of New Zalae, officially known as "the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce Between the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie and the Realms Represented by the Hexarchy of Eridu, Suza, and the Eventide Islands", was signed on 12.X.1694 AN in the city of New Zalae in The Hexarchy. The Treaty is the result of a series of diplomatic talks that led to the development of a new Treaty that further opened up travel and trade between The Hexarchy and Nouvelle Alexandrie, as well as creating a regional pact and advancing the creation of a Pan-Keltian Highway between them.

The Treaty was signed for The Hexarchy by Tiglath-Pilagga Gilgamesh-nadinshumi U-Mardukenacheazul’an, Second Prince of the Hexarchy of Eridu, Suza, and the Eventide Islands and Prime Minister of Transnational Affairs. For Nouvelle Alexandrie, the Treaty was signed by Maximinus Kerularios, Secretary of State of Nouvelle Alexandrie. The Treaty has been ratified by the proper constitutional processes of both countries by late 1696 AN.

Background

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• Treaty of Cajamarca;
• Developments since the Treaty: more ports and travel opportunities opening, the territorial expansion allows for greater trade and connections between both nations, leading to greater trade and tourism opportunities, etc.
• Pan-Keltian Highway;
• Developments in allowing greater access to ancient Melusinian religious sites in the Hexarchy.

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TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND COMMERCE

Between the

FEDERATION OF NOUVELLE ALEXANDRIE

And

THE REALMS REPRESENTED BY THE HEXARCHY OF ERIDU, SUZA, AND THE EVENTIDE ISLANDS

Nouvelle Alexandrie and the Hexarchy, desiring to fix, in a permanent and equitable manner, the rules to be observed in the intercourse and commerce they desire to establish between themselves, their Government hereto have judged that the said end cannot be better obtained than by taking the most perfect equality and reciprocity for the basis of their agreement.

With their respective plenipotentiaries, after having exchanged their full powers, and on mature deliberation, Nouvelle Alexandrie (the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie) and the Hexarchy (The Realms Represented by the Hexarchy of Eridu, Suza, and the Eventide Islands), hereafter referred to as signatory power(s) or contracting parti(es), have concluded, settled & signed the following articles:

ARTICLE I.

1. There shall be a firm, inviolable, and universal peace and sincere friendship between the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie and the Hexarchy, without exceptions of persons or places.
2. There shall be established in the City of Cárdenas an embassy of the Hexarchy, afforded the protection to its grounds, ambassador and staff as are consistent with the norms of international law.
3. There shall be established in both the cities of Marduk and Azul'an each an embassy of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie, afforded the protection to its grounds, ambassador and staff as are consistent with the norms of international law.
4. Each Contracting Party shall always accord equitable treatment to the persons, property, enterprises and other interests of nationals and companies of the other Contracting Party.
5. Between the territories of the two Contracting Parties, there shall be, in accordance with the provisions of the present Treaty, freedom of commerce and navigation.
6. The Treaty of Cajamarca shall be superseded and replaced by this Treaty, and this Treaty shall be cited informally as the "Treaty of New Zalae".

ARTICLE II.

1. Nationals of either Contracting Party shall be permitted to enter the territories of the other Contracting Party and to remain therein:
   1. for the purpose of carrying on trade between the territories of the two Parties and engaging in related, legal, and proper commercial activities;
   2. for the purpose of developing and directing the operations of an enterprise in which they have invested, or in which they are actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital; and
   3. for other purposes subject to the laws relating to the entry and sojourn of aliens.
2. Each Contracting Party undertakes to make available the best facilities practicable for travel by tourists and other visitors with respect to their entry, sojourn, and departure, and for the distribution of information for tourists.
3. Nationals of either Contracting Party, within the territories of the other Contracting Party, shall be permitted:
   1. to travel therein freely, and to reside at places of their choice;
   2. to enjoy the liberty of conscience;
   3. to hold both private and public religious services;
   4. to gather and to transmit material for dissemination to the public abroad; and
   5. to communicate with other persons inside and outside such territories by mail, telegraph and other means open to general public use.
4. The provisions of the present Article shall be subject to the right of either Contracting Party to apply measures that are necessary to maintain public order, preserve the national security, and protect the public health, morals, and safety.
5. Nothing in the present Treaty shall be deemed to grant or imply any right to engage in political or electoral activities.

ARTICLE III.

1. Nationals of either Contracting Party, within the territories of the other Party, shall be free from molestations of every kind and shall receive the most constant protection and security.
2. Nationals of either Contracting Party shall be accorded in like circumstances treatment no less favorable than that accorded nationals of such other Party for the protection and security of their persons and their rights. The treatment accorded in this respect shall in no case be less favorable than that accorded nationals of any third country or that required by international law.
3. If, within the territories of either Party, a national of the other Party is taken into custody, the nearest consular representative of his country shall on the demand of such national be immediately notified and shall have the right to visit and communicate with such national. Such national shall:
   1. receive reasonable and humane treatment;
   2. be promptly informed of the accusations against him;
   3. be brought to trial as promptly as is consistent with the proper preparation of his defense; and
   4. enjoy all means reasonably necessary to his defense, including the services of competent counsel of his choice.

ARTICLE IV.

1. Nationals and companies of either Contracting Party shall be accorded proper national treatment with respect to access to courts of justice and to administrative tribunals and agencies within territories of the other Party, in all degrees of jurisdiction, both in pursuit and in defense of their rights. It is understood that companies of either Party not engaged in activities within the territories of the other Party shall enjoy such access therein without any requirement of registration or domestication.
2. Contracts entered into between nationals or companies of either Party and nationals or companies of the other Party, that provide for the settlement by arbitration of controversies, shall not be deemed unenforceable within the territories such other Party merely on the grounds that the place designated for the arbitration proceedings is outside such territories or that the nationality of one or more of the arbitrators is not that of such other Party.

ARTICLE V.

1. Nationals and companies of either Contracting Party shall be accorded national treatment with respect to engaging in all types of commercial, industrial, financial and other activity for gain (business activities) within the territories of the other Party, whether directly or by an agent or through the medium of any form of lawful juridical entity. Accordingly, such nationals and companies shall be permitted within such territories:
   1. to establish and maintain branches, agencies, offices, factories and other establishments appropriate to the conduct of their business;
   2. either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, to organize companies under the general company laws of such other Party and to acquire the controlling interest in companies of such other Party;
   3. to control and manage enterprises which they have established or acquired.
2. Moreover, enterprises which they control, whether in the form of individual proprietorships, companies or otherwise, shall in all that relates to the conduct of the activities thereof, be accorded treatment no less favorable than that accorded like enterprises controlled by nationals and companies of such other Party.
3. Each Contracting Party reserves the right to limit the extent to which foreigners may within its territories establish, acquire interests in, or carry on enterprises engaged in communications, air or water transport, banking involving depository or fiduciary functions, or the exploitation of land or other natural resources.
4. Nationals and companies of either Contracting Party shall be permitted to engage, within the territories of the other Party, accountants and other technical experts, executive personnel, attorneys, agents and other specialists of their choice.
5. Nationals and companies of either Contracting Party shall be accorded national treatment with respect to engaging in scientific, educational, religious and philanthropic activities within the territories of the other Party, and shall be accorded the right to form associations for that purpose under the laws of such other Party.
6. The Contracting Parties agree to furthering, through cooperative or other appropriate means, the interchange and use of scientific and technical knowledge, particularly in the interest of increasing productivity and improving standards of living within their respective territories.

ARTICLE VI.

1. If one of the contracting parties should be engaged in war with any other power, the free intercourse and commerce of the subjects or citizens of the Contracting Party remaining neutral with the belligerent powers shall not be interrupted.
2. The vessels of the neutral Contracting Party may navigate freely to and from the ports and on the coasts of the belligerent parties.
3. The Contracting Parties shall respect the neutrality of the other in any matters where one or the other are neutral.
4. If any vessel or effects of the neutral Contracting Party be taken by an enemy of the other, or by a pirate, and retaken by that other, they shall be brought into some port of one of the parties, and delivered into the custody of the officers of that port, in order to be restored entire to the true proprietor as soon as due proof shall be made concerning the property thereof.
5. If the citizens or subjects of either Contracting Party, in danger from tempests, pirates, enemies, or other accident, shall take refuge with their vessels or effects, within the harbors, airports, or any jurisdiction of the other, they shall be received, protected, and treated with humanity and kindness, and shall be permitted to furnish themselves, at reasonable prices, with all refreshments, provisions, and other things necessary for their sustenance, health, and accommodation, and for the repair of their vessels.

ARTICLE VII.

1. There shall be freedom of transit through the territories of each Contracting Party by the routes most convenient for international transit:
   1. for nationals of the other Party, together with their baggage;
   2. for other persons, together with their baggage, en route to or from the territories of such other Party; and
   3. for products of any origin en route to or from the territories of such other Party.
2. Such persons and things in transit shall be exempt from customs duties, from duties imposed by reason of transit, and from unreasonable charges and requirements; and shall be free from unnecessary delays and restrictions. They shall, however, be subject to measures and nondiscriminatory regulations necessary to prevent abuse of the transit privilege.

ARTICLE VIII.

1. The Contracting Parties agree to collaborate, with all diligence and by all adequate means, in the speedy completion of a Pan-Keltian Highway, which will permit at all times the transit of motor vehicles.
2. The Contracting Parties shall form a commission of technical experts with the object of coordinating the work of the different Governments and also to complete thorough geological, environmental, and engineering studies to formulate the necessary projects in those countries which, not having heretofore completed this work, may need the cooperation of the commission.
3. Immediately after ratifying the present Treaty, the Parties shall consult among each other with a view to appointing a financial committee composed of the representatives of the ratifying Governments. This committee shall study the means to sustainably and properly finance the construction and maintenance of the work needed to build the Pan-Keltian Highway, identify any obstacles or problems as well as solutions to said problems.
4. The Parties bind themselves to establish or designate at once in their respective territories at least one permanent public office for the purpose of giving information on the work in progress, sections of the highway that are passable, local transit regulations, and all other information which nationals and tourists of the signatory countries may require.

ARTICLE IX.

1. Nouvelle Alexandrie and the Hexarchy agree that this treaty shall be in force from the exchange of ratifications and that this treaty shall be ratified on both sides, and the ratifications exchanged from the day of ratification.

Signatories

In testimony whereof, the plenipotentiaries before mentioned, have hereto subscribed their names and affixed their seals:

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FOR THE HEXARCHY,

Tiglath-Pilagga Gilgamesh-nadinshumi U-Mardukenacheazul’an

Second Prince of the Hexarchy of Eridu, Suza, and the Eventide Islands

Prime Minister of Transnational Affairs

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FOR THE FEDERATION OF NOUVELLE ALEXANDRIE,

Maximinus Kerularios

Secretary of State of Nouvelle Alexandrie

See also

• The Hexarchy;
• Nouvelle Alexandrie;
• Treaty of Cajamarca;
• Foreign Affairs of The Hexarchy;
• Foreign affairs of Nouvelle Alexandrie.