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The XYZ Treaty
The signatories of this treaty have deemed it beneficial to each party to create this Treaty, which promotes greater cooperation, goodwill, and cultural synergy between large defender regions and/or their respective regional militaries.
Article I - [ Recognition and Security ]
1. The Parties recognise the governments of the other Parties, and any legal successor government thereto, as their legitimate governments.
2. The Parties shall maintain diplomatic relations with each other, including the establishment and maintenance of NationStates and forum embassies.
3. A Party may not engage in clandestine, espionage or other spying operations against any other Party; neither may it engage in any conduct threatening the sovereignty, security or political independence of any other Party.
4. Should the sovereignty, security or political independence of any of the Parties become threatened, the other Parties shall intervene militarily in order to maintain it. A request from a Party for intervention shall be treated as if there is an ongoing threat, and be complied with by the other Parties. A request from a Party to cease operations under this section shall also be honoured.
5. A Party is required to share any information pertinent to the security of another Party with it, unless the sharing of such information will threaten the security of any other Party.
Article II - [ Defending and War ]
1. The Parties share the overall goal of defending, the pattern of conduct designed to ensure the sovereignty of NationStates regions.
2. A Party may not engage in a hostile invasion of another region, unless a mutual state of war exists between that Party and such region.
3. The Parties agree to cooperate on military matters, in order to advance the goal of defending. The Parties are not obligated to assist in any specific deployment, unless otherwise required by this Treaty or the Protocol.
4. A binding Protocol shall be established between the militaries of the Parties in order to bring this Article into effect.
Article III - [ Cultural Synergy ]
1. It is the opinion of the Parties that interaction between their members through various avenues is beneficial to their relationship.
2. The Parties shall endeavour to conduct communal cultural activities, to the benefit of citizens of all Parties.
3. The appropriate governmental authorities of each Party shall cooperate to ensure the operation of this Article.
Article IV - [ Treaty Maintenance ]
1. This Treaty may be amended from time to time, as the need arises, with the approval of all Parties. A Party must follow its regional law regarding the amendment of treaties, and if none exists the amendment must be agreed to by the signing and ratifying organs.
2. A Party may be removed from this treaty with the unanimous agreement of the other Parties. Once an agreement is reached, the Party's removal is effective immediately.
3. This Treaty shall enter into force immediately upon its ratification by all signatories.
4. Following ratification, any region may be invited to accede to this Treaty, thereby becoming a Party thereto, with the agreement of all Parties at that time.
5. The governmental organs or officials whom may ratify this Treaty also retain the right to withdraw their respective region from it at any time. To achieve this, they must notify all the signatories of their intentions and adhere to their region's legal procedure for withdrawing the region from this Treaty and its obligations. All Parties are expected to express their concerns to the other Parties in advance, in order to seek out a solution before pursuing withdrawal.
Signatories: Lazarus, The Rejected Realms, Renegade Islands Alliance, Mordor