Concordat Of Mutual Recognition, Friendship and Aid Between The Sovereign Order and the Imperial Rasinate of Q'attera-Macusiaa
Having in mind the promotion of friendly relations between the Sovereign Order and the Imperial Government of the Rasinate, the aforementioned nations hereby promulgate the following:
Article 1.The Contracting Nations hereby recognize the sovreignty of each party, and its supremacy within its territory. Both Nations may send diplomatic missions to represent them, protect their interests, and foster closer relations between both Nations.
Article 2. The Contracting Nations agree not to participate in any act that may damage, impair, or otherwise be construed as an act of war with the other Contacting Nation.
Article 3. With the agreement of the Government of the Imperial Rasinate, and until such time the Government of the Sovereign Order declares the contrary, all external defense shall be handled by the Imperial Rasinate Government in accordance with its laws. In case the Sovereign Order is placed under attack, the Governments of the Contracting Nations may coordinate retaliatory action.
Article 4. With the agreement of the Government of the Imperial Rasinate, and until such time the Government of the Sovereign Order declares the contrary, the Imperial Rasinate Government shall provide aid in the form of constructing and maintaining the Mission of the Sovereign Order to the Netizens of the World, located near the premises of Imperial Rasinate Territory. The premises of the Mission shall be sovereign territory and inviolate, except upon notice of the Government of the Sovereign Order.
Article 5. All diplomatic emissaries shall be exempt from local regulations of the Contracting Nation and shall exercise diplomatic immunity. The receiving Nation may, at any time, declare such emissaries persona non grata, and deported forthwith with notice to the sending Nation. Diplomatic activity shall be governed by the provisions of the Vienna Convention.
Article 6. The diplomats of both Contracting Nations may, with the prior agreement of the other Nation, represent their Nations in other diplomatic Missions to Nations or Institutions.
Article 7. Amendments to this agreement shall be recognized only upon written agreement of the premier contracting authorities, or the succesors of the former, of both Contracting Nations.
Article 8. This agreement shall be considered as law in both Contracting Nations in accordance with their internal legal procedure, and takes effect after satisfactory resolution of the foregoing sentence of this article, and the joint promulgation of the Contracting Nations of this agreement.
Signed this Fourth Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and One:
HIH Diga Makonnen IV, Imperial Ras of Q'attera-Macusiaa
Celestine Magistratus Equites Aussailles
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05, 2001.
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