Buryatia calls Asian Summit in Yakutsk

[Yawoo]

The Yawooian representative reached forward and tapped his mic for just a second before speaking. "I believe my nation would look favorably towards signing at both levels, but perhaps a discussion on a common currency would be in order. After all, if mutually economic cooperation is what we strive for, then what better way to go about it, than to standardize the many currencies we use into one common Asian currency; that would be the standard in every country that signs this treaty."

[iKrolm]

The Foreign Minister glanced at her notes before continuing:

"While it appears that there is a general consensus regarding the Economic aspect of the Asian Union, we wait for the response of Palintine before we put the draft to a vote. Until that point, we will move on to the next item on the agenda which is how to confront expansionism in Asia. We seek to reach an agreement on how to halt or restrict needless expansionism in Asia by nations both inside and outside of the proposed Asian Union.

Once again, I welcome your input on this."

In order to promote coherency, perhaps we could finish one topic before moving onto another.

[hawk11]

Palintine is not willing to reduce its tarriffs at this time. Maybe some time in the future; however, we cannot and will not at this time.

[Imperator Azenquor]

The Yawooian representative reached forward and tapped his mic for just a second before speaking. "I believe my nation would look favorably towards signing at both levels, but perhaps a discussion on a common currency would be in order. After all, if mutually economic cooperation is what we strive for, then what better way to go about it, than to standardize the many currencies we use into one common Asian currency; that would be the standard in every country that signs this treaty."

“It is the position of the government of Buryatia that we will not under any circumstances agree to a common currency. Such a discussion will be added to the agenda, however our position on this issue will remain unchanged.”

In order to promote coherency, perhaps we could finish one topic before moving onto another.

“As was stated at the beginning of the conference, when there is relative consensus regarding an issue, we proceed to the next topic of discussion. The discussion regarding the Economic clause was concluded and so we moved onto the next topic to give Palintine’s representatives additional time to review the proposal. Voting on the various proposals will occur at the very end of the conference”

Palintine is not willing to reduce its tarriffs at this time. Maybe some time in the future; however, we cannot and will not at this time.

“Understood. We will draft an exception to the clause for Palintine”

“I welcome the thoughts of other representatives on how to combat expansionism in the Asian region.”

[Sir Keshav IV]

"We will not use a common currency at all."

[iKrolm]

“As was stated at the beginning of the conference, when there is relative consensus regarding an issue, we proceed to the next topic of discussion. The discussion regarding the Economic clause was concluded and so we moved onto the next topic to give Palintine’s representatives additional time to review the proposal. Voting on the various proposals will occur at the very end of the conference”

“I welcome the thoughts of other representatives on how to combat expansionism in the Asian region.”

I was unaware that we were finished discussing the economic issues, however if we are then: How are we to define expansionism and in which cases do we combat it? Clearly a nation with a history of forceful territory acquisition is expansionist. However, what about a nation with a history of peaceful territory acquisition? Or a nation that utilizes force to reacquire traditionally disputed lands without a history of conquest? And finally, when does a nation reach the level of having a 'history' of land acquisition?

I do not know the answers to these, but it would seem prudent to address this first.

[KaiserMelech Mikhail]

Marscurian Pakistan will be more than willing to enter the AEZ. As for expanisionism, it is a complicated issue. Marscurian Pakistan by all definitions is expanionist. There are always two sides of a story, and maybe expansion, particularly by a fellow Asian nation, is for the best.

Edited July 22, 2009 by KaiserMelech Mikhail

[Maelstrom Vortex]

"Since this is an economic issue; the legislature has little control over individual states of the Empire's participation. Someone may want to bring this to the attention of the other Imperial States to see if they wish to sign on also. I'll try to get their representatives to attend this conference. However, Dragonisia will sign both levels of the treaty."

Maelstrom Vortex,

Chairman of Dragonisia

Edited July 22, 2009 by Maelstrom Vortex

[Razgriz 2K9]

OOC: This has become a very convinent cause, because as of right now, My IG country is decending into recession.

Edited July 22, 2009 by Razgriz 2K9

[Sir Keshav IV]

"After further deliberation, we have decided more or less against signing this treaty. While unity is important, we cannot bring down tariffs as we have no other means of earning our money and our country seems to be sliding down into recession again (OOC: Been screwing up collections.) therefore, for now we shall not sign any levels of the treaty."

[Maelstrom Vortex]

The Empire has decided to join the treaty at the Imperial Level also.. that said

Signed,

Maelstrom Vortex

For the Dragon Empire

Acting as Triumvirate Adviser

Edited July 24, 2009 by Maelstrom Vortex

[Imperator Azenquor]

"We have begun to draft a formal text for the Proposed Asian Union Charter including provisions for future expansion of the organization's membership. Once this text has been completed and presented to the meeting, all representatives present will be asked to suggest changes to be made. Once there appears to be a general consensus we will then vote on the final text of the proposed treaty.

We will attempt to incorporate several of the points raised here in the draft text, as well as the provisions for a NAP. In the interest of keeping the proposed Asian Union a primarily economic and not a military organization we have decided (unless there are objections) to strike the discussion on expansionism off of the agenda."-FM Onatopp

[Imperator Azenquor]

"The government of Buryatia hereby tables the following draft for the proposed Asian Union charter. We ask all representatives to review the draft proposal and to suggest changes, amendments and improvements to the text. Once there are no more changes suggested we will hold a vote on the final text. If all representatives approve of the final text, we can sign and enact the charter, if there are still concerns we can continue to review the text."

Asian Union Charter

Preamble:

In the interest of establishing stability and economic growth throughout the Asian region, the undersigned nations hereby establish the Asian Union (AU).

Article 1: Membership

Any nation may apply for membership in the Asian Union if and only if the majority (>50%) of their territory is in the geographic region of Asia and if their membership application is approved by a majority of the current AU members.

Article 2: Non Aggression

The members of the Asian Union shall not undertake any act of aggression, be it direct or covert against any other member of the Asian Union.

Article 3: Optional Defense

Should a member of the Asian Union be attacked by another nation outside of the Asian Union, other Asian Union members may, but are not required to, provide military and/or financial assistance to the Asian Union nation under attack. This clause does not apply in cases where the Asian Union nation is the aggressor in the conflict.

Article 4: Environmental Conservation Cooperation

The members of the Asian Union agree to formulate and enact a policy on the conservation of the environment at the earliest opportunity. It should be the aim of all member nations of the Asian Union to carry out a meaningful reduction in the emissions of carbons after agreement on such a policy is reached.

Article 5: The Asian Congress (AC)

The Asian Congress is the primary forum for debate, discussion and policy development for the Asian Union. As such, all full members of the Asian Union are represented in the Congress and each hold one vote. Any member may bring a matter to the Congress for discussion and a vote.

Decisions made by the Asian Congress may not contravene this charter or any article thereof.

Article 6: Economic Co-operation

All members of the Asian Union shall be a part of either the Asian Economic Zone (AEZ) or the Asian Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) unless they are granted an exemption. An exemption may only be granted with the approval of the majority of the members of the Asian Union.

Whenever a member nation is able to provide goods and services of appropriate quality and quantity at a reasonable price, other member nations are encouraged, but by no means required, to purchase those goods within the Asian Union.

1:Asian Economic Zone (AEZ)

Members of the Asian Union who choose to join the Asian Economic Zone (AEZ) shall make a meaningful reduction of tariffs levied on goods from other AEZ member nations. Goods transported through the AEZ from one member to another must be of a particular mutually agreed upon standard.

2:Asian Free Trade Zone (AFTZ)

Members of the Asian Union who choose to join the Asian Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) shall eliminate all tariffs on goods and services from other AFTZ member nations. Goods transported through the AFTZ from one member nation to another must be of a mutually agreed upon standard.

Should a nation who is a member of the AFTZ transfer any goods or services to a nation who is only a member of the AEZ, then the transaction will be treated as an exchange of goods between two AEZ nations.

Article 7: Charter Amendments

Any amendment to the charter of the Asian Union requires a debate in the Congress on the proposed amendments as well as a 2/3 majority vote in support of the amendment before changes to the charter are approved.

Article 8: Expulsion

Any nation who has breached the terms of the Asian Union charter may be expelled from the organization via a 2/3 majority vote by the other Asian Union members.

Article 9: Cancellation

Should any Asian Union member feel that the direction of the Asian Union is no longer compatible with the direction of their nation, they may withdraw their signature from this agreement once they have notified the Asian Congress 72 hours ahead of their withdrawal.

Signed,

Signed for Marscurian Pakistan, (AEZ)

Mikhail Stein, Sultan of Marscurian Pakistan

Singed for The Republic of Yawoo, (AFTZ)

Acelin von Berg,Chancellor

Signed for The Nation of Selenarctos, (AEZ)

IKrolm, Benevolent Dictator for Life

Antonio Pilar, Second Economic Director

Signed for the United Kingdom of Buryatia, (AFTZ)

General Zelin, Chairman of the Special Military Committee for the Restoration of Order and Constitutional Normalcy in the United Kingdom of Buryatia and Her Dependencies and Protectorates (S.M.C.R.O.C.N.U.K.B.H.D.P.)

For the Hanseatic Commonwealth, (AFTZ)

Sarah Tintagyl, Lady Protector of the Hanseatic Commonwealth

Evangeline Di Lavenza, Foreign Minister

Edited July 30, 2009 by Imperator Azenquor

[Maelstrom Vortex]

"Well, we were willing to sign the raw economic treaties.. but this is very different. We will have to re-present this document before the congress and wait to see who the signatories will be before we engage this treaty."

[iKrolm]

This appears acceptable to Selenarctos, we are willing to sign on the AEZ level.

[kitex]

A diplomat of Kitex will attend

[kitex]

The first item on the agenda is the political and economic stability of the Asian region. It has been our experience that, for the most part, governments in Asia are relatively stable, but we are unable to make a full assessment of each individual nations government or political situation. We hope that we will be able to agree to the formulation of a network of Non Aggression pacts between the nations represented here under the umbrella of a new organization to be known as the Asian Union. This proposed union is, in our view a significant step towards political stability in Asia as the union would include pacts of Non Aggression as a condition of membership.

We envision this proposed union to be primarily economic in nature and structured in such a way so that nations in the Union will have reduced or eliminated tariffs on goods and services moved within the member nations of the Union. This would, in our view help to improve the competitiveness of the Asian economies and allow us to further advance our own individual economies. Several aspects of this proposal will be discussed at this summit.

At this time, I invite the input of those present here on the economic portion of the proposed Asian Union.[/i]-FM Onatopp

Foreign Minister Onatopp switched off her microphone and waited with a notepad in front of her, for another nation to offer their views on the matter.

The Kitexian diplomat stands up and says quitely "I recommend that since each Asian nation has its own needs and wants, that we start a topic on where to find trades and also where each Asian nation is, for example the nation of Kitex is located in Japan. Secondly, to ensure political stabilitity, the nation of Kitex thinks that NAPs will not do the trick as we also need a way of making sure that those who violate the NAPs are punished quickly. Finnally, for the most part, Kitex agrees with the Asian Union Charter (Draft # 1). If nothing is to be done about the NAPs, then we will sign.

Edited July 27, 2009 by kitex

[Maelstrom Vortex]

ooc: Sorry dude, you do not have japan. It'd be insta war with everyone in the neighborhood as you would to have usurped someone.

[KaiserMelech Mikhail]

Marscurian Pakistan would be glad to join the AU as a member of the AEZ

Signed for Marscurian Pakistan,

Mikhail Stein, Sultan of Marscurian Pakistan

[Yawoo]

The Republic of Yawoo will be willing to sign at the AFTZ level.

Singed for The Republic of Yawoo,

Acelin von Berg,

Chancellor

[iKrolm]

Signed for The Nation of Selenarctos,

IKrolm, Benevolent Dictator for Life

Antonio Pilar, Second Economic Director

OOC: Forgot to actually sign it before...

Edited July 28, 2009 by iKrolm

[Sir Keshav IV]

"We shall not be signing this treaty at any level, and with that, I shall take my leave."

Rorschach left the conference room and went back to Jinan.

[Imperator Azenquor]

"Signed for the United Kingdom of Buryatia, (AFTZ)

General Zelin, Chairman of the Special Military Committee for the Restoration of Order and Constitutional Normalcy in the United Kingdom of Buryatia and Her Dependencies and Protectorates (S.M.C.R.O.C.N.U.K.B.H.D.P.)"

Once the Foreign Minister had received the General's signature on the treaty and affixed the seal, she waited to see if any of the other nations present would sign the treaty. Several aides waited in the wings holding bottles of champagne on ice, to celebrate what Buryatia hoped would be a step towards a more unified Asia.

Edited July 30, 2009 by Imperator Azenquor

[Sarah Tintagyl]

The Hansa will sign both levels of the treaty.

For the Hanseatic Commonwealth

Sarah Tintagyl,

Lady Protector of the Hanseatic Commonwealth

Evangeline Di Lavenza

Foreign Minister

Edited July 30, 2009 by Sarah Tintagyl