The Çerid greet you!

[Alejandro Campos]

13.III.1672

Your Excellency,

As President of Alduria, it gives me great joy to receive your communication. After consultation with the Government, we find the conclusions of the honorable Vocal Assembly to be agreeable, a reassuring and strong confirmation of the Çerid people's desire for peace and prosperity.

In the absence of the Secretary of State, we offer a treaty for your consideration that sets the principles of cooperation between our people:

Treaty of Friendship between the Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul

DESIRING to formalize a genuine friendship as neighbors in the Euran continent, noting as its central principles as mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and cooperation, the Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul gather together to affirm the following as an Agreement of Friendship and Cooperation between themselves: -

ARTICLE 1.
1. The people of Alduria and the Çerid extend each other a Perpetual State of full recognition of each others' posessions, lands, and people, and afford to one another the mutual respect and dignity that comes with recognition, resolving to solve any conflicts or disagreements through peaceful resolution to ensure that they are never estranged from one another.
2. The Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul shall refrain from committing hostile acts against each other, whether overt or covert, in affirmation of a common desire to maintain peace and affirm their friendship.
3. The Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul shall respect the diplomatic envoys of each other, their diplomatic correspondence, and their offices, as well as all other government structures of each other.
4. The Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul shall recognize any titles and other honors granted by their respective Leaders and Governments to their citizens and to other persons, and vice versa.
5. The Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul may appoint an ambassador or envoy to the other in order to foster good relations. The host nation shall reserve the right to expel an ambassador or envoy found to have committed any activities that are in contravention of either any part of this Treaty or its own laws.

ARTICLE 2.
1. The Çeridgul grants the Republic of Alduria permission to host the ALDS Alexandria Mary at the docks of Gejlak Beach to serve as the Embassy of the Republic of Alduria.
2. The Republic of Alduria grants the Çeridgul the appropriate lands and other needful buildings or facilities in the city of Punta Santiago from which to establish an Embassy of the Çeridgul in the Republic of Alduria.

ARTICLE 3.
1. The Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul shall not erect unnecessary or burdensome barriers to trade, and shall always accord equitable treatment to the Çerid, persons, properties, enterprises, and other interests of nationals and companies of the other.
2. The Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul shall undertake to make available facilities practicable for travel by tourists between each other with respect to their entry, sojourn and departure, and for the distribution of information for tourists.
3. There shall be between all the territories of the Alduria and all the territories of the Çeridgul a reciprocal freedom of commerce. The citizens of the two countries, respectively, shall have liberty, freely and securely, to come with their ships and cargoes to all proper and legal places, ports and rivers in the territories of either, to which other foreigners, or the ships or cargoes of any other foreign nation or State, are, or may be, permitted to come; to enter into the same, and to remain and reside in any part thereof, respectively; to hire and occupy houses and warehouses, for the purposes of their residence and commerce; to trade in all kinds of produce, manufactures and merchandise of lawful commerce; and generally to enjoy, in all their business, the most complete protection and security, subject to the general laws, customs, and usages of the two countries respectively.

ARTICLE 4.
This Treaty may only be amended, revised, enlarged and expanded upon the concurrence of both Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul. Any contrary action or measure shall be null and void.

ARTICLE 5.
This Treaty shall enter into force upon ratification by the governments of the Republic of Alduria and the Çeridgul, by whatever constitutional method is used in said nations.

ARTICLE 6.
Either country may withdraw from this Treaty provided that seven days' written notice (defined as a post on the forums or wikis of both nations by the withdrawing nation's leader, ratified by whatever legislative procedures are necessary) is given. 

Alduria also requests the inclusion of a description of the terms the Vocal Assembly has agreed to be added to this Treaty as a Joint Memorandum of Understanding, to enshrine the commitments we have made to each other to peacefully coexist.

As a mark of respect, we have also included in the treaty above a freedom for commerce between our people. This freedom will guarantee that both countries will enjoy a prosperity that will further enrich the peace between our people.

We remain desirous of good relations -

Respectfully,
ALEJANDRO CAMPOS
President of Alduria.