Joint Greater Pacifica-Cascadia Announcement

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Given our partnership in the war we consider a diplomatic and military relationship between the Kingdom of Greater Pacifica and the Republic of Cascadia appropriate.

[quote][u][b] Cascadian-Pacifican Cooperation Pact[/b][/u]

[b]Prequel:[/b]
Resolved that shared interests between the nations of Greater Pacifica and the Republic of Cascadia, the before mentioned hereby commit themselves to the following articles.


[b]Article I:[/b] Sovereignty
The Sovereignty of both nations shall not be questioned or otherwise infringed upon by either. Each nation will abstain from military acts of aggression, acts of espionage or the effecting of economic sanctions when such actions are directed at a signatory to this pact.


[b]Article II:[/b] Mutual Defense
Each signatory recognizes that an attack on one is an attack on the other, and therefore will provide any and all requested support be it military, financial, or political. This obligation is moreover conditional to wars whereby one of the signatories to this pact is an initial point within the overall conflict, or otherwise participating within a coalition that was itself initially defensive, and not the aggressor within the war.


[b]Article III:[/b] Optional Aggression
i) Should either signatory choose to execute or participate in a policy of aggressive war, economic sanctions, or otherwise; each signatory is encouraged but not obligated to support this policy by whatever means they deem appropriate.
ii) In the event of such a policy this article may constitute an independent legal casus belli.


[b]Article IV:[/b] Economic & Trade Affairs

i) Both signatories pledge to eliminate tariffs and enact a policy of free trade. Moreover both signatories agree to established a standard trade code in order to foster transaction between the two nations. Such will be managed by a jointly chaired trade commission tasked to oversee and manage Pacifican-Cascadian trade relations.

ii) Both signatories are encouraged but in no way required to provide economic assistance or aid when requested.


[b]Article IV:[/b] Cancellation

i) Should Article I, Article II, or Article IV be violated by either signatory, the counter signatory may choose to immediately dissolve this pact in its entirety.

ii) Should either nation come to decide that they no longer wish to be bound by this pact, it may be cancelled at any point. However its articles will remain in effect for 47 hours after either private or public notification of the activation of Article V.


[b]Signatures[/b]

[b]For Greater Pacifica:[/b]

[b]H.M Ryn Atrevier:[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/iamthey/RynAtreviersig-1.png[/img]
King of Greater Pacifica
Rex Pacifica

[b]For the Republic of Cascadia:[/b]

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Christopher Bogart, President of the Republic
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[Bacharth]

Chris Bogart's Official Statement: "We hope this is the beginning of the a major partnership between Coalition nations to make sure the tahoan injustice never happens again."