Pelasgia
Established Nation
JOINT DECLARATION OF THE PELASGIAN EMPIRE AND THE AZRAQI EMPIRE WITH PERTINENCE TO TEPHANON
The Pelasgian Empire and the Azraqi Empire, to be referred to in this document as "Pelasgia" and "Azraq" respectively, and as the "High Contracting Parties" collectively, resolved to:
PROMOTE the independence and freedom of Himyar, and the end of colonialism worldwide;
FACILITATE the peaceful transition of power on the Isles of Tephanon;
MEND the damage dealt to their mutual ties by the Seizure of Tephanon one hundred and fifty years ago;
ENABLE the creation of a long-lasting and amicable relationship between them;
PROTECT the rights, liberties, aspirations and hopes of the residents of Tephanon;
PROMOTE the rule of law and the peaceful and diplomatic settlement of disputes globally; and
RECOGNISE the inalienable right of all nation-states to sovereignty over their lawful territories;
HAVE AGREED as follows:
Article 1: Handover of Tephanon to Azraq
Pelasgia shall yield and surrender the whole territory of Tephanon, along with all claims and rights to sovereignty and dominion over these, to Azraq, except for those parts deliniated under Article 2 and subject to the conditions set out in Article 3. The Exarchate of Tephanon shall cease to exist as a legal and actual entity, and control over all the civil and other matters once under its purview shall be taken over by the corresponding authorities of Azraq. Pelasgia shall abandon all claims to sovereignty and lawful control over these territories, and any aspirations to recapture them.
Article 2: Pelasgian Sovereign Base Areas
The territory falling within the bounds of the Pelasgian military bases at the Cape of Saint Nicholas (Akrotirion Agiou Nikolaou) and at Dioskouridou shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 1, subject to the terms set out in Article 3. This shall include the airspace and maritime limits contained within these bounds, though it will not include an Exclusive Economic Area, in accordance with the territories' military and non-colonial character. These areas shall be transformed into the Pelasgian Sovereign Base Areas of Cape Saint Nicholas and Dioskouridou, and shall be considered separately sovereign Pelasgian Overseas Territories not under Azraqi control. Azraq shall abandon all claims to sovereignty and lawful control over these territories, and any aspirations to recapture them.
Article 3: Conditions for the Sovereign Base Areas
(1) The Pelasgian Sovereign Base Areas shall not be colonial regions and they shall not administered with the purposes of colonial settlement, exploitation or expansion.
(2) The Pelasgian Administration of the Areas shall be separate from that of Pelasgia proper, and shall be appointed subject to and operate based on a Basic Charter to be drafted within a reasonable period after independence, to guarantee local freedoms and rights, subject to the limitations of Article 4.
(3) The Pelasgian Administration shall not hinder or inhibit the movement, settlement and general livelihood of the local populace of Tephanon, regardless of whether it resides inside or outside the Base Areas, except in accordance with the rules of Article 4 and the provisions of the Basic Charter, taking the inherent and inalienable rights and freedoms of all of the islanders of Tephanon into account.
(4) The Pelasgian Administration shall make an annual payment of 1.500.000 Pelasgian Hyperpyra (~300,000 USD), adjusted for inflation, to Azraq to compensate it for any hindrance caused to the local governance, economy and life by the Bases' operation.
(5) The Pelasgian Administration shall not station any more troops than the current troop levels of normal peacetime to the Bases, except in accordance with the rules of Article 4. The Pelasgian Administration shall never and under no circumstances use the Bases to station, deploy, simulate or plan offensive operations against Azraq and its citizens, ships and lawful interests in the area.
(6) The Pelasgian Administration shall maintain permanent liaisons and representatives to the the local government of Tephanon, the central government of Azraq and the High Command of the Azraqi Armed Forces, so as to ensure proper coordination between it and the Azraqi authorities for the smooth functioning of Tephanon and the Bases.
(7) All persons born to current and former Pelasgian subjects within the Sovereign Base Areas shall inherit the status of Pelasgian subject in right of the Sovereign Base Areas, though not the status of Pelasgian citizen or national, which shall be governed by normal Pelasgian nationality and citizenship law. All persons born to parents lawfully and permanently residing in the Sovereign Base Areas and who are Azraqi or Pelasgian citizens shall also receive this status. The government of Pelasgia and the Pelasgian Administration shall make no extraordinary barrier to the acquisition and holding of Azraqi or dual Azraqi-Pelasgian subject, citizen or national status for those persons who are lawful permanent residents of the Sovereign Base Areas or the Azraqi isles of Tephanon.
Article 4: Exceptions to the Conditions
(1) The Pelasgian Administration shall retain the right to restrict movement for a limited period of no more than 6 months in peacetime and indefinitely in wartime, during periods of crisis or danger to the Bases themselves. This right shall not infringe the basic needs and freedoms of the locals residing with the Sovereign Base Areas, as set out in their Basic Charter.
(2) The Pelasgian Administration shall retain the right to restrict movement for a limited period of no more than 6 months in peacetime and indefinitely in wartime, during periods of crisis or danger to the Bases themselves. This right shall not infringe the basic needs and freedoms of the locals residing with the Sovereign Base Areas, as set out in their Basic Charter.
(3) The Pelasgian Administration shall retain the right to restrict local rights and freedoms for a limited period of no more than 6 months in peacetime and indefinitely in wartime, during periods of crisis or danger to the Bases themselves. This right shall be exercised in strict accordance with the exact provisions drafted therefore in the Basic Charter of the Sovereign Base Areas, and shall be reserved for the most extreme of circumstances.
(4) All of these rights shall be subject to reasonable limits and shall be exercised in good faith, in coordination with Azraq. The Pelasgian Administration is obliged to notify the Azraqi Government of the invocation of any or all of the rights and of the specific provisions, conditions and limits of that invocation at least a week in advance, unless this is impossible due to events and acts outside its power, such as hostile invasion. It should also notify the local populace of such an invocation in such a manner at least one day in advance, unless this is impossible due to events and acts outside its power, such as hostile invasion.
Article 5: Formal Handover of Power
The formal handover of power, sovereignty and control shall take place a month after the signature, ratification and publication of this Joint Declaration, in a formal ceremony on the city of Zarakas itself. Until then, the Pelasgian colonial authorities of the Exarchate of Tephanon shall retain control of the territories mentioned in Articles 1 and 2, in coordination with a Joint Pelasgo-Azraqi Transitional Authority to ensure a smooth handover and transition of power. During this period, all colonial and military personnel and settlers of Pelasgia outside the Sovereign Base Areas shall leave Tephanon for Pelasgia proper, with their associated equipment and moveable property, unless otherwise granted leave by the Joint Transitional Authority with the express permission of the Azraqi Government, for whatever reason, such as close ties of kinship to the local indigenous populace.
Article 6: Transition Period after the Handover
Following the formal handover over Tephanon from Pelasgia to Azraq, as set out in Articles 1 and 2, there shall be a transitional period of 5 years. During this period, Tephanon will retain autonomy over local civil and economic matters, in coordination with the Azraqi Authorities and the Joint Transitional Authority. The purpose of this period is the adjustment of Tephanon into the new legal and actual status quo, and its integration into the Azraqi socio-political and economic mainstream. Following the 5 year period, all special status of autonomy over the territory governed by Article 1 shall cease immediately and fully, and the Joint Transitional Authority and autonomous local government institutions shall be disbanded. The latter shall have their functions be overtaken by the competent Azraqi authorities.
Article 7: Peaceful and Amicable Coexistence
Pelasgia shall make no use of the territories governed by Article 2 and the rights granted to it as a result thereof in the succeeding Articles to harass, destabilise, invade or otherwise harm Azraq, both in the territories governed by Article 1 and in general. Likewise, Azraq shall make no use of the territories governed by Article 1 and the rights granted to it as a result thereof in the succeeding Articles to harass, destabilise, invade or otherwise harm Pelasgia, both in the territories governed by Article 2 and in general.
Article 8: Finality of the Joint Declaration and General Provisions for Application
(1) This Joint Declaration is the sole and final text governing the relationship of Azraq and Pelasgia over Tephanon. No amendment may be made to it, except by the express and written agreement of both of the High Contracting Parties. No amendment may be made to it at all for a period of 25 years.
(2) The High Contracting Parties shall integrate this Joint Declaration into their respective legal frameworks, and they shall not violate it or deviate from it. Instead, they shall keep it in good faith and in the spirit of mutual cooperation, coordination and coexistence.
(3) This Joint Declaration shall be signed by the duly authorised representatives and plenipotentiaries of both of the High Contracting Parties, in both Pelasgian and Azraqi. Both versions shall be equally authentic and justiciable, each version applying to Pelasgia and Azraq respectiely. No difference between the two is alleged or recognised.
(4) Both of the High Contracting parties shall ratify and publish the treaty without unreasonable delay, and in any case no less than two weeks after its signature.
(5) Any and all successors of the High Contracting Parties shall be bound by the provisions of this Joint Declaration, and by the Joint Declaration as a whole.
(6) All the obligations in the treaty are interconnected and mutually binding on both of the High Contracting Parties.
Done in Zarakas on the Ninth of November of the Year Two Thousand and Eighteen of the Common Era or the Christian Era.
On behalf of the Pelasgian Empire,
Νοταρᾶς Θεμιστοκλῆς τοῦ Ἀριστοτέλους, Αὐθέντης τοῦ ἄστεως τοῦ Ἁγίου Δημητρίου καὶ τῶν πέριξ αὐτοῦ γαιῶν, Σακελλάριος, Γενικὸς Ἐπίτροπος τῆς Ἰδίας Σακελλαρίας τῆς Α.Μ.
Themistoklīs Notaras, son of Aristotelīs, Lord of the city of Hagios Dīmītrios and its surrounding lands, Sakellarios, General Commissioner of H.I.M. Own Chancellery
Αὐγηρὸς Ἐμμανουήλ τοῦ Λυσικράτους, Ὑπουργὸς τῶν Ἐξωτερικῶν καὶ Γερουσιαστῆς χάριν ἀξιώματος
Emmanouīl Avgīros, son of Lysikratīs, Minister of External Affairs and Senator by virtue of office
Ἀντώνιος Κορέσσιος τοῦ Ἰωάννου, Ἄρχων Κορέσσιος καὶ Γερουσιαστῆς χάριν γένους, Ἐπίτροπος τοῦ ΣΤ' Τμήματος τῆς Ἰδίας Σακελλαρίας τῆς Α.Μ.
Antо̄nios Koressios, son of Iо̄annīs, Lord Koressios and Senator by virtue of birth, Commissioner of the VI Section of H.I.M. Own Chancellery
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