Pelasgia
Established Nation
Treaty of Friendship, Trade, and Cooperation Between the Pelasgian People’s Republic and the People’s State of Gran-Occidentia
The Pelasgian People’s Republic and the People’s State of @Gran-Occidentia (hereinafter “Pelasgia” and “Gran-Occidentia” respectively, and the “High Contracting Parties” collectively)
Recognising the proximity of their socio-political and economic systems, and their common desire for the protection, perpetuation, and peaceful proliferation thereof throughout Europe;
Acknowledging the right of every State to defend itself from strategic weapons systems, and to possess such systems for the purposes of strategic deterrence and defence;
Respecting the right of other States to organise themselves and their societies as they see fit;
Wishing to enhance peace and cooperation throughout Europe, and particularly between the High Contracting Parties, their peoples, societies, and organs of state in the fields of defence, security, law enforcement, trade, science, culture, travel and other legitimate, peaceable activities practiced by humanity throughout Europe;
And further wishing to lay the foundations of stable and long-term friendship between the High Contracting Parties, and their peoples and societies;
Have contracted as follows:
Article 1 – Strategic Defensive Cooperation
1. Specialists and advisors from Pelasgia, including both state officials and industry experts, shall visit Gran-Occidentia to aid the authorities of Gran-Occidentia in developing a strategic defence system similar in purpose and function to Pelasgia’s AKRITAS Strategic Deterrence System (the “AKRITAS System”), adapted specifically to the needs and abilities of Gran-Occidentia.
2. Observers and officials from Gran-Occidentia shall visit Pelasgia to observe the operation and organisation of the AKRITAS System for that same purpose.
3. Any and all research, planning, work, maintenance and operation of or on the system to be developed for Gran-Occidentia shall be carried out wholly by firms, individuals, and organisations from Pelasgia and Gran-Occidentia. This paragraph may only be delegated from with the informed, written, express, and previous consent of both of the High Contracting Parties.
4. Neither party shall reveal any information acquired as a result of this Agreement without explicit, written and previous authorisation from the other party.
Article 2 – Law Enforcement, Security, and Intelligence Cooperation
1. The High Contracting Parties agree to establish permanent liaison offices to facilitate cooperation and information sharing between their law enforcement, intelligence, and security services, both civilian and military.
2. The High Contracting Parties agree to conduct joint exercises and training to prepare for the possibility and need of joint operations between them.
3. The High Contracting Parties agree to share with one another any information that comes into their possession which they could reasonably believe could affect the security or strategic interests of the other High Contracting Party without undue delay.
4. The High Contracting Parties agree to establish a joint centre for communication between their law enforcement agencies to facilitate joint operations more rapid execution of international arrest warrants and other enforcement actions concerning them.
5. The High Contracting Parties agree to extradite offenders or alleged offenders between them, subject to ordinary pre-extradition review proceedings, for offenses contemplated in Schedule C to this Agreement.
Article 3 – Facilitation of Travel
1. The High Contracting Parties agree to waive visa requirements for travel of either High Contracting Party’s citizens to the other for a period of no more than six (6) months, subject to a previous Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) form completion.
2. This waiver does not apply to travel for purposes other than of a recreational or purely personal kind, for which the High Contracting Parties may impose requirements and limitations as permitted by their respective internal law.
Article 4 – Promotion of Trade
1. The High Contracting Parties agree to reduce tariffs and duties between them as contemplated in schedule A to this Agreement.
2. The High Contracting Parties agree to relax non-tariff barriers to trade between them as contemplated in Schedule B to this Agreement.
3. The High Contracting Parties agree to give full faith and credit to civil judgments made by the courts of either of the High Contracting Parties, including tax judgments, subject to ordinary jurisdictional review and to the reservations for public order and substantive fairness, including notice, made by the law of each of the High Contracting Parties.
4. The High Contracting Parties agree to the establishment of a Permanent Trade Tribunal (the “Tribunal”), including a Permanent Chamber of Arbitration, for trade disputes arising solely from trade between them. The Tribunal shall be staffed by magistrates and staff from both of the High Contracting Parties, subject to their joint approval, and it shall be charged with fairly and efficiently resolving trade disputes, with a view to promoting trade and mercantile activity between the High Contracting Parties.
Article 5 – Promotion of Social and Cultural Cooperation
1. The High Contracting Parties shall establish Institutes of Language and Culture in the territory of each other, with a view to promoting social and cultural cooperation and interconnection between their societies and citizens, as well as knowledge of each other’s language and culture therebetween.
2. These Institutes of Language and Culture shall be associated with the diplomatic mission of each of the High Contracting Parties in the other to allow them funding, direction, and staffing therefrom, but they shall be subject to the ordinary provisions of public order of the law of the High Contracting Party in which they are located.
3. The High Contracting Parties shall not attempt to limit social and culture interconnection and exchange between their societies, except as required by the general provisions of public order in force by virtue of their general public law.
Article 6 – Operative Provisions
1. This Agreement shall be published in the official languages of both the High Contracting Parties; both versions shall be equally binding, and they shall be taken to contain the whole agreement between the High Contracting Parties. In case of any lack of clarity or inconsistency, the two versions shall be read together with a view to giving effect to the common intent of the High Contracting Parties.
2. All obligations contained in this Agreement are equally binding upon the High Contracting Parties. Failure to fulfill any obligation incurred by either of the High Contracting Parties by way of this Agreement fully, honestly, and in good faith shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. In case of breach, the aggrieved party has the right to renounce the agreement, or to suspend its performance until the breaching party rectifies their breach and to seek compensation. Any remedies available to the aggrieved party must be exercised honestly and in good faith, including an obligation to provide notice of breach to the other party, as well as a reasonable time for the breach to be cured before taking corrective action. The High Contracting Parties are allowed, but not required, to submit any dispute between them to neutral third-party arbitration prior or posterior to remedial action.
3. This Agreement shall enter into force upon its enactment into domestic law by both of the High Contracting Parties. If such enactment has not occurred within twelve (12) months of the date of ratification of this Agreement by both High Contracting Parties, the Agreement shall be considered null and void, and of no force and effect. However, if, at a later date, the High Contracting Parties jointly and expressly affirm their desire to revive the Agreement, they may enact it anew, provided they both do so within the same twelve (12) month period, at which point this Agreement shall enter into force.
4. Any amendments to this Agreement may only be made in writing and subject to the previous express agreement of both High Contracting Parties. Amendments enter into force immediately upon ratification of a modified Agreement, without the need for new enacting legislation, provided all other formalities herein contemplated have been observed.
5. The annexes to this Agreement, including Schedules A, B, and C, form a full and integral part of the Agreement, and they are inseparable from it both for the purposes of ratification and enactment, as well as those of interpretation, construction, and performance. In the case of any inconsistency between the Schedules and the principal Agreement, the latter shall be taken to predominate.
6. This Agreement shall bind the High Contracting Parties and their successors, unless denounced or fatally breached. A breach is fatal if the aggrieved party responds to it by renouncing the agreement, subject to the requirements of paragraph 2 of this Article. Denunciation may take place, subject to the internal law of the denouncing party, by way of previous notice given at a reasonable time before the denunciation is to take effect, which at no event may be any less than six (6) months. If the denouncing party chooses to revoke its denunciation at any point before the lapse of those six (6) months, it may do so, provided that the other party has not detrimentally relied thereupon, or made known to the denouncing party its acceptance of its denunciation of the Agreement as final. Acceptance of denunciation immediately and irrevocably dissolves the Agreement.
DONE in Propontis, on this 5th day of March 2022.
For the Pelasgian People’s Republic
s/ Ioannis Drakos
Ioannis Markou Drakos, Marshal of Pelasgia
Chairman of the Council of State
s/ Stylianos Ploumidis
Stylianos Eleftheriou Ploumidis
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
s/ Anaxandros Koligos
Anaxandros Filippou Koligos
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(L.S.)
Great Seal of State of the Pelasgian People’s Republic
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