[DEFUNCT] The Ekrina-Catan Accords

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The Ekrina-Catan Accords

The League – The Rejected Realms

The Republic of The League (The League) and The Rejected Realms (collectively the “signatories”), affirming their intent to continue their extant diplomatic relationship, establish this treaty as the sole and supreme document defining their relationship and its obligations.

Article I: Recognition

• 1. The League will only recognize the legitimate government of The Rejected Realms and its territories as defined by the Constitution of The Rejected Realms and any other applicable law, and shall not recognize any other government of The Rejected Realms.
  
  
• 2. The Rejected Realms will only recognize the legitimate government of The League and its territories as defined by the Constitution of the Republic and any other applicable law, headed by the Consulate of the Republic, and shall not recognize any other government of The League.
  
  
• 3. The Rejected Realms will recognize the region of Concord as a territory of The League under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of the Republic and the government of The League for all purposes of this agreement.
  
  
• 4. The signatories will maintain diplomatic relations, including but not limited to in-game and off-site embassies between The League and The Rejected Realms.
  

Article II: Non-Aggression

• 1. Neither signatory will commit or sponsor aggression, either directly or indirectly, against the home region and territories of the other.
  
  
• 2. Neither signatory will engage in clandestine operations directly or indirectly against a signatory, including spying, espionage, or undermining votes within a signatory or its territories.
  
  
• 3. Neither signatory will conduct or otherwise participate in any actions to threaten the security, sovereignty, or independence of a signatory or its territories.
  

Article III: Mutual Defense and Security Obligations

• 1. Both signatories commit to mutual defense of their home regions and any territories recognized by this agreement.
  
  
• 2. Signatories exercise absolute discretion over whether or not to defend any territories of the other signatory that are not included in Article I.
  
  
• 3. Both signatories acknowledge that all mutual defense obligations to the other signatory’s home region and territories remain in place regardless of whether any incursion’s origin is foreign or domestic.
  
  
• 4. A signatory may request the other signatory to assist to the extent they consider feasible in the lawful transition of the signatory’s World Assembly Delegate.
  
  
• 5. If a signatory obtains any information that is relevant to the security or stability of the other signatory, the signatory will share that information to the appropriate government or security institution of the other signatory, except if sharing that information would undermine the security of the sharing signatory.
  

Article IV: Cultural Obligations

• 1. Both signatories will endeavor to organize cultural activities between and to the benefit of the members of the signatories.
  

Article V: Military Obligations

• 1. Both signatories affirm their status and collaboration as defender aligned regions and will cooperate, in feasible contexts, to contribute further to defending.
  

Article VI: Final Provisions

• 1. This treaty will come into effect upon its ratification by both signatories according to their internal processes.
  
  
• 2. This agreement may be amended with the consent of both signatories and according to their respective internal processes for alteration of diplomatic agreements.
  
  
• 3. Either signatory may exit this agreement and no longer be obligated to fulfill its terms once it has officially done so according to its internal processes. Any withdrawing signatory will make ample effort to inform the other of its withdrawal in a manner as timely as possible.
  
  
• 4. This treaty will be publicly and easily accessible on at least one official platform of each signatory’s jurisdiction.