The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the rights of Man and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments.
They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilization of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. They seek to promote stability and well-being in the Kian area.
They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and security. They therefore agree to this Kian Union Treaty :
ARTICLE 1
The Parties undertake to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of international regulations, laws, and by the rights of typical decency.
ARTICLE 2
The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.
ARTICLE 3
In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist attack be it armed, terrorist, or cyber in nature.
ARTICLE 4
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, national sovereignty, culture, territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.
ARTICLE 5
The Parties agree that an attack against one or more of them in Kian shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the Kian continent area.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.
ARTICLE 6
For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed, terrorist, or cyber attack:
- on the territory of any of the Parties in which sovereign territory of that nation lies anywhere on the continent of Kian to include that nation’s sovereign territory extending into the sea, on the territory of or on the Islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the seas surrounding Kian;
- on the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the Parties, when in or over these territories or any other area in Kian in which occupation forces of any of the Parties were stationed on the date when the Treaty entered into force or the seas and areas surrounding Kian which extend to that nation’s sovereign territorial waters.
ARTICLE 6 §1
The entirety of the parent Article shall expressly pertain to any sovereign territory of the nation of McMasterdonia, regardless of whether said sovereign territory is on the continent of Meterra or the continent of Kian. For all intents and purposes, any Article of this Treaty shall apply to any part of McMasterdonian sovereign territory.
ARTICLE 7
This Treaty does not affect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations of any nation’s obligations or treaties preexisting, or the primary responsibility of the Council for the maintenance of international peace and security.
ARTICLE 8
Each Party declares that none of the international engagements now in force between it and any other of the Parties or any third State is in conflict with the provisions of this Treaty, and undertakes not to enter into any international engagement in conflict with this Treaty.
ARTICLE 9
The Parties hereby establish a Council, on which each of them shall be represented, to consider matters concerning the implementation of this Treaty. The Council shall be so organised as to be able to meet promptly at any time. The Council shall set up such subsidiary bodies as may be necessary; in particular it shall establish immediately a defence committee which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Articles 3 and 5.
ARTICLE 10
The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other Kian State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the Kian continent and surrounding areas to accede to this Treaty. Any State so invited may become a Party to the Treaty by depositing its instrument of accession with the Security Council. The Council will inform each of the Parties of the deposit of each such instrument of accession.
ARTICLE 11
This Treaty shall be ratified and its provisions carried out by the Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited as soon as possible initially with each Government of the Treaty, then hereafter with the Security Council, which will notify all the other signatories of each deposit. The Treaty shall enter into force between the States which have ratified it as soon as the ratifications of the majority of the signatories, including the ratifications of McMasterdonia, Midir, and Valencia, have been deposited and shall come into effect with respect to other States on the date of the deposit of their ratifications.
ARTICLE 12
After the Treaty has been in force for ten years, or at any time thereafter, the Parties shall, if any of them so requests, consult together for the purpose of reviewing the Treaty, having regard for the factors then affecting peace and security in the Kian continent and surrounding area, including the development of universal as well as regional arrangements under any international peaceful treaty or agreement for the maintenance of international peace and security.
ARTICLE 13
After the Treaty has been in force for twenty years, any Party may cease to be a Party one year after its notice of denunciation has been given to the Security Council, which will inform the Governments of the other Parties of the deposit of each notice of denunciation.
ARTICLE 14
This Treaty, of which the Mercanti and Valencian-Ceretian texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of Valencia. Duly certified copies will be transmitted by that Government to the Governments of other signatories.
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