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{{Short description|Intergovernmental alliance}}
{{Short description|1947 collective defence treaty}}
{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox treaty
| name                = Saltstil Pact
|name                = Saltstil Pact
| native_name        = ''Pan Afszaltsil''
|long_name          = <small>Inter-Oriental Treaty on Cooperation and Development<br>''Tratado Interoriental de Cooperación y Desarrollo''<br>協力と開発に関する東洋間条約</small>
| logo                = File:Logo of the Saltstil Pact.png
|image              = File:Countries Participating in the Saltstil Pact.png
| logo_size          = 150px
|image_width        = 275
| logo_caption        = Logo
|caption            = Signatory states in dark green; participating associate states in light green
| image              = File:Flag of the Saltstil Pact.png{{!}}border
|type                =
| image_size          = 125px
|date_drafted        =  
| caption            = Flag
|date_signed        = TBC
| map                = File:Saltstil Pact members.png
|location_signed    = Saltstil, [[Vultesia]]
| msize              = 250px
 
| mcaption            = Land controlled by member states shown in dark green.
|date_sealed        =
| abbreviation        = SP, ''PA''
|date_effective      = TBC
| formation          = {{start date|2021|5|24|df=yes}}
|condition_effective = Ratifications of two-thirds of  the Signatory States
| type                = Economic and military alliance
|date_expiration    =
| motto              = {{nowrap|Weave trust with trust}}
|signatories        = 7<br>{{flagicon image|New gavrilia 410999.png}} [[Gavrilia]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png}} [[Anáhuac]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Hoterallia.png}} [[Hoterallia]]<br>{{flagicon image|Riamo flag 2.png}} [[Riamo]]{{efn|By decision of the 2021 Summit of the Orient ,held on the occasion of Freice's accession, it was ruled that the Freice Government was covered by the Riamese Government's signature.}}<br>{{flagicon image|Vultesia Flag.png}} [[Vultesia]]<br>{{flagicon image|Wellsenfaile.png}} [[Wellsenfaile]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag (102.X).png}} [[Xzavaria]]
| headquarters        = Saltstil, [[Vultesia]]
|parties            = 8<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Freice.png}} [[Freice]]<br>{{flagicon image|New gavrilia 410999.png}} [[Gavrilia]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png}} [[Anáhuac]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Hoterallia.png}} [[Hoterallia]]<br>{{flagicon image|Riamo flag 2.png}} [[Riamo]]<br>{{flagicon image|Vultesia Flag.png}} [[Vultesia]]<br>{{flagicon image|Wellsenfaile.png}} [[Wellsenfaile]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag (102.X).png}} [[Xzavaria]]
| expenses            =
|depositor          = Government of the [[Vultesia|Principate of Vultesia]]
| expenses_year      =
|language            =
| membership          = {{Collapsible list
|languages          = Common, Vultesian, Spanish, Hoterallian
|titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
|wikisource          =
|title=[[Saltstil_Pact#Membership|10 states]]
|  |{{flag|Freice}} [[Freice]]
  | [[File:New gavrilia 410999.png|23x15px]] [[Gavrilia]]
  | [[File:Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png|23x15px]] [[Gran Rugido]]
  | {{flag|Hoterallia}}
  | Layfet, Vultesia
  | [[File:Riamo flag 2.png|23x15px]] [[Riamo]]
  | [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] [[Vultesia]]
  | Wellsenfaile
  | Xzavaria
  | [[File:Flag of Scryeland.svg|23x15px]] [[Scryeland]]
}}
| language            = {{plainlist|
* Vultesian
* Common Language}}
| sec_gen            = Some Vultesian
| leader_title        = Under Secretary for the Oriental Trade Alliance
| leader_name        = Some person
| leader_title2      = Under Secretary for the Eastern Energy Partnership
| leader_name2        = Some person
| leader_title3      = Under Secretary for the Saltstil Defence Pact
| leader_name3        = Some person
| leader_title4      = Under Secretary for the Eastern Benevolent Fund
| leader_name4        = Some person
| website            = [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ portal.pact.saltstil.org]
| footnotes          = {{center|'''Anthem:''' "The Eastern Hymn"{{center|[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://gshra.ru/common/gs/gimn_ra.mp3|200px]]}}}}
}}
}}
The '''Saltstil Pact''' (Vultesian: Pan Afszaltsil) is a regional intergovernmental organisation in Olivacia, Astariax, and Meredonne. It was formed following the establishment of the Eastern Energy Group in March 2021, emerging as an umbrella organisation that oversees the work of the group as well as the Eastern Benevolent Fund and the Saltstil Defence Pact. It has ten members. It covers an area of '''SIZE OF STATES''' ('''IN SQ MI''') and has an estimated population of '''POPULATION OF ALL MEMBER STATES'''. The organisation defines itself as a "voluntary association" that sees to encourage increased co-operation amongst eastern nations in the areas of economy, military, energy, and trade.  
The '''Inter-Oriental Treaty on Cooperation and Development''' (commonly known as the '''Saltstil Pact''' or the '''Saltstil Treaty''', or by the Common-language acronym IOTCD) is an political, economic, and mutual defence treaty signed in Saltstil, [[Vultesia]] among several states in [[Olivacia]], [[Hiraethia]], and [[Meredonne]]. The treaty, legally binding on signatories, provides for enhanced cooperation in a number of different areas on the basis of intergovernmentalism and national sovereignty.


The principal aim of the organisation is to promote regional solidarity and co-operation in the face of perceived incursions by western nations and groups. As such, the Saltstil Pact primarily serves as a bastion of eastern nationalism and regionalism, and as an expression of anti-western sentiment. The organisation is explicitly non-political, with integration and co-operation limited to economic and military affairs. As such, the Saltstil Pact cannot make binding laws, but rather has the power to enforce regional agreements agreed on by the pact's member states.
The treaty created four independent intergovernmental organisations: the Oriental Trade Alliance (OTA), the Eastern Benevolent Fund (EBF), the Oriental Defence Union (ODU), and the Eastern Energy Partnership (EEP). These organisations are separately administered bodies subordinate to the treaty but governed by their own charters. An annual Summit of the Orient, a meeting of participating states' heads of government, determines the overall direction of the pact.


The pact is composed of three constituent organisations: the Eastern Energy Partnership, the Eastern Benevolent Fund, the Oriental Trade Alliance, and the Saltstil Defence Pact. Each organisation is governed by its own rules and procedures, and is headed by an Under Secretary appointed by the Secretary-General of the Saltstil Pact. The first and second of these organisations are explicitly economic, encouraging co-operation and economic integration, whilst the second provides for common defence against external threats, as well as the co-ordination of member states' military forces. The Secretary-General of the organisation is the representative of the pact, elected by member state representatives to serve a four year term. As Vultesia serves as ''Lead Nation'' of the organisation, convention dictates that a Vultesian serves as Secretary-General.
== Goals ==
* Political, economic, cultural, and military cooperation among participating states.
* Promote the resolution of disputes.
* Encourage new ideas and solutions to regional and international problems.
* Facilitate economic growth across the region.
* Maintain and strengthen the sovereignty of participating states.


==Organisation==
===Saltstil System===
The General Council of the Saltstil Pact is at the apex of the organisations, and consists of the Secretary-General, the Under-Secretaries, and the State Representatives of the member states. The General Council meets a minimum of three times per year, where agendas are set and agreed upon. However, meetings of the General Council generally take place more than this allotted minimum, often being called by member states to discuss an issue of importance.
The ''Saltstil System'' relates to the principles underpinning the Saltstil Pact and the relations between its member states. Rather than being an enforceable set of rules, the Saltstil System is a series of values that guide policy-making. Six principles, in particular, underpin the Saltstil System:<ref name=": System">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "The Saltstil System"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 9 March 2022</ref>


Within the General Council are specialised working groups acting under the authority of an Under-Secretary and composed of relevant ministers from the member states. These are the Trade and Commerce Council, the Funding Council, the Energy Council, and the Defence Council. These councils address issues and formulate policies relating to the Oriental Trade Alliance, the Eastern Benevolent Fund, the Eastern Energy Partnership, and the Saltstil Defence Pact respectively.
# '''Non-intervention.''' Members of the Saltstil Pact agree not to intervene in the internal affairs of another state. This means that members do not, as a rule, provide any oversight or monitoring of elections, the rule of law, or other domestic matters. The role of the pact in this regard is limited to enforcing agreements made through the pact that member states are obliged to follow.
# '''Solidarity.''' The Saltstil Pact affirms its primary objective is protecting and promoting eastern interests, and as such emphasises solidarity and co-operation amongst its members and the wider eastern regions.
# '''Intergovernmentalism.''' Activities at a pact level are conducted through member states rather than through the pact's organs. The Saltstil Pact itself does not have the authority to initiate policies or agreements on its own initiative, but rather operates through its member states.
# '''Transparency.''' The organs of the Saltstil Pact are obligated to record and publish minutes from general meetings, and to make public all funding sources and where funding is directed. Specialised meetings on sensitive subjects (such as defence matters) are, however, kept away from public scrutiny.
# '''Unanimity.''' Most agreements are made through the process of unanimity, requiring all members to agree to a proposal for its provisions to be implemented. Only certain specified areas do not operate under this provision.
# '''Peace.''' The Saltstil Pact declares that it promotes peace and international cooperation, with any belligerent actions being made only in response to, rather than to preempt, aggression. The Saltstil Defence Pact is a fundamental part of this pillar.


== Projects ==
==Institutions==
{{Center|'''Institutions of the Saltstil Pact'''}}
{{clear}}
{| cellpadding="2" style="width:100%;background:#e0e0e0; border-spacing:0;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|style="width:25%; padding-left:15px; padding-top:10px;"| '''Oriental Trade Alliance'''<br/>&mdash;&nbsp;Free trade area&nbsp;&mdash;
|rowspan="7" style="background:white;"|
|style="width:25%; padding-left:15px; padding-top:10px;"| '''Eastern Benevolent Fund'''<br/>&mdash;&nbsp;Regional finance institution&nbsp;&mdash;
|rowspan="7" style="background:white;"|
|style="width:25%; padding-left:15px; padding-top:10px;"| '''Eastern Energy Partnership'''<br/>&mdash;&nbsp;Energy regulation and integration&nbsp;&mdash;
|rowspan="7" style="background:white;"|
|style="width:25%; padding-left:15px; padding-top:10px;"| '''Oriental Defence Union'''<br/>&mdash;&nbsp;Mutual defence pact&nbsp;&mdash;
|-style="vertical-align:top; font-size:95%;"
|style="padding-left:15px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-right:10px;"|
* Provides for a reduction of import quotas and tariffs;
* Stimulate the trade of goods and services with participating states;
* Facilitate the free flow of people, ideas, and concepts in accordance with national regimes.
|style="padding-left:15px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-right:10px;"|
* Provides loans and grants for capital projects, development initiatives, and transition to sustainable economic models.
* Promotes levelling up and equal opportunities across member states;
* Facilitates outreach programs.
|style="padding-left:15px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-right:10px;"|
* Implements tariff reduction and preferential treatment to member states' energy entities and organisations;
* Administers common policies and rules on the natural environment;
* Enabling research and innovation.
|style="padding-left:15px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-right:10px;"|
* Encourage military cooperation between participating states;
* Participating states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties;
* Enable advancements in military hardware and capabilities.
|-
|}


=== Oriental Trade Alliance ===
== Members ==
===Participating states===
The Saltstil Pact has eight full parties and two associate parties.


The Oriental Trade Alliance is the principal institution of the Saltstil Pact, providing for near-complete tariff-free trade in goods between the seven participating member states. The alliance encompasses a number of common rules and policies that reduce obstacles to trade. These include common standards regime and quality assurance processes that provide for imports without customs checks, whilst traders can self-certify compliance with agreed rules of origin.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Party name
! colspan="2" |Symbols
! rowspan="2" |Parliament
! rowspan="2" |Membership
! rowspan="2" |Membership status
|-
! Arms
! Flag
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Freice]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:National Emblem of Freice.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Freice.png|23px]]
| [[General Kiuva]]
| rowspan="8" |Full
| rowspan="1" |[[Political status of Freice|Country]] of Riamo
|-
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Gavrilia]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:GavrilianCoatOfArms.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:New gavrilia 410999.png|23px]]
| [[Gavrilia|Parliament]]
| rowspan="9" |Sovereign state
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Anáhuac]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:GR New CoA.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png|23px]]
| [[Anáhuac|Congress]]
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Hoterallia]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Emblem of Hoterallia.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Hoterallia.png|23px]]
| [[Hoterallia|National Diet]]
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Riamo]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Emblem of Riamo.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Riamo flag 2.png|23px]]
| [[Riamo|Federal Assembly]]
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Vultesia]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:VultesiaCoA.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23px]]
| [[Vultesia|Principatial Office]]
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Wellsenfaile]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:WellsenfaileCOA.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Wellsenfaile.png|23px]]
| [[Wellsenfaile|Parliament]]
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Xzavaria]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag Џ.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag (102.X).png|23px]]
| [[Xzavaria|Parliament]]
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Zona Umida]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:ZUEmblem.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Zona Umida.svg|23px]]
| [[Xzavaria|Parliament]]
| rowspan="2" |Associate
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Riojania]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Seal of riojania.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of riojania.png|23px]]
| [[Xzavaria|Federal Council]]
|-
! style="text-align:right" | [[Pohnpenesia]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Phonpenesia Emblem.png|23px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Pohnpenesia flag.png|23px]]
| Congressional Keuva
| Observer{{efn|Pohnpenesia retains a right to attend meetings of the Summit of the Orient, but its participation and voting rights are undertaken by the Riamese government.}}
|Country of Riamo
|-
|}


Around 94% of tariffs have been removed through the implementation of the alliance's provisions.
===Summit leaders===
 
The following is a list of heads of government in attendance at the Summit of the Orient.
====Organs====
{| class="wikitable"
The treaty establishing the alliance established a number of organs to oversee the governance of the organisation and the implementation of the establishing treaty:
! Party
* Oriental Trade Commission: composed of the heads of state and/or government of the member states. It is the supreme governing body of the Oriental Trade Alliance which initiates policies relating to inter-alliance trade and oversees their implementation. The Oriental Trade Commissioner is the head of the commission, elected by member states for an agreed term of office, and represents the organisation externally. The Commission meets a minimum of once a year, rotating between the member states.
* Council of Ministers: composed of finance and trade ministers from member states, this is a technical body that agrees on policy to be put to the Commission. The Council of Ministers is the principle mode of dialogue between member states, meeting regularly to discuss, review, and debate trade policies. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers is elected from amongst its members for a two year term.
* Court of Arbitration: consisting of one judge from each member state, the Court of Arbitration judges on disputes between member states relating to trade, and oversees the implementation of trade agreements at a national and multi-national level. Disputes between member states are heard at the court, whose decisions cannot be appealed.
 
=== Eastern Energy Partnership ===
The Eastern Energy Partnership provides for a reduction in tarrifs and the implementation of preferential treatment to the energy entities and organisations of other member states. It implements common policies and rules aimed at preserving the natural environmnt of the Pact, including a mandatory budget of 0.8% or more of a member states' GDP to be put to preserving and protecting the environment. This fund is pooled and distributed by the Partnership, organised through the organisations' administrative bodies at a supranational level.
 
The Eastern Energy ''Group'' is the principal forum for discussions between the energy entities and corporations of the partnership's member states, and to promote the enhancement, investment, and development of energy reserves and energy cooperation in the east. Beyond the Eastern Energy Group, the Policy and Resources Committee is the main political body of the partnership, which consists of ministers and civil servants who oversee the implementation of the partnership's rules and arrangements.
 
=== Saltstil Defence Pact ===
 
Members of the Pact pledge not to enter into any act of aggression or other form of violence or threatening action towards another member state, with a 'minimal state of Neutrality by all parties' expected in the event that a member enters into conflict with a non-member state. Moreover, member states pool certain defence prerogatives to a Board of Command and a defence committee, which oversees the implementation of defence treaty provisions.
 
Members also agree to come to the aid of any member in the defence of their territorial and political integrity upon their request, operating a system of collective defence where an attack upon one member states is considered an attack upon all members. To provide for mutual defene, a minimum budget of 1.5% of nominal GDP is required to be dedicated to military spending
 
Vultesia, the Lead Nation of the pact, stations military personnel in each of the member states.
 
=== Eastern Benevolent Fund ===
 
TBD
 
==Membership==
Currently the Saltstil Pact has 8 full members. In order to be a full member, a state must become an Associate Member and a candidate for full membership. Approval must be unanimous for full membership amongst the existing members.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Saltstil Pact members
! Status
! Name
! Name
! Join date
! Title
! State Representative
! Since
! Notes
|-
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Freice.png}} [[Freice]]
| [[Kana Tenqel]]
| [[Keomoru'lu]]
| 20 January 2023
|-
|-
| rowspan=10 |Full member
| {{flagicon image|New gavrilia 410999.png}} [[Gavrilia]]
| {{flag|Freice}} [[Freice]]
| Ignacio Castro Cisneros
| style="text-align:right;"| 23 June 2021
| Prime Minister
| Keɱue̩ Isbikɨ
|  
| [[General Agreement on Co-operation and External Association|Subject of Riamo]], operating as an independent member.
|-
|-
| [[File:New gavrilia 410999.png|23x15px]] [[Gavrilia]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png}} [[Anáhuac]]
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Contemporary Gran Rugido (1973 - present)|Matías L. Torres]]
| TBD
| President
| TBD
|  
|-
|-
| {{flag|Gran Rugido}}
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Hoterallia.png}} [[Hoterallia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| October 17, 2007
| [[Hoterallia_Important_Individuals_Directory#The_Latest_Edition|Kono Takaida]]
| TBD
| Head of Ministries{{efn|Head of the Reconstruction Board (''acting'' Head of Ministries) between 17 November and 6 December.}}
| TBD
| 6 December 2022
|-
|-
| {{flag|Hoterallia}}
| {{flagicon image|Riamo flag 2.png}} [[Riamo]]
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| Eliza Nunes
| TBD
| Chancellor
| TBD
| 23 February 2022
|-
|-
| Layfet, Vultesia
| {{flagicon image|Vultesia Flag.png}} [[Vultesia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| Felics Basztyn
| TBD
| First Citizen/Princeps
| A special administrative district of Vultesia, operating as an independent member.
|  
|-
|-
| [[File:Riamo flag 2.png|23x15px]] [[Riamo]]
| {{flagicon image|Wellsenfaile.png}} [[Wellsenfaile]]
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| Telsruk Haven
| TBD
| Leader
| TBD
|  
|-
|-
| [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] [[Vultesia]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag (102.X).png}} [[Xzavaria]]
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| Josefína Kozłowski
| TBD
| Prime Minister{{efn|The ''Provisional Council'' is the collective head of state.}}
| TBD
|  
|-
|-
| Wellsenfaile
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Zona Umida.svg}} [[Zona Umida]]{{efn|name=John|On invitation}}
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| Sebastian Michelle
| TBD
| President
| TBD
|  
|-
|-
| Xzavaria
| {{flagicon image|Flag of riojania.png}} [[Riojania]]{{efn|name=John|On invitation}}
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| Saúl Gudmann
| TBD
| Poligovernator
| TBD
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Scryeland.svg|23x15px]] [[Scryeland]]
| {{flagicon image|Pohnpenesia flag.png}} [[Pohnpenesia]]{{efn|name=John|On invitation}}
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| Kaimana Hilokiki
| TBD
| President
| TBD
|
|-
|-
| rowspan=1 | Associate
| TBD
| style="text-align:right;"| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|}
|}


== See also ==
==Flag==
* TBD
Each of the four institutions uses a common flag, which features a white stylised depiction of nine parties around a table on a blue field.
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| caption2  = Flag flying
}}
 
==See also==
* [[Olivacia]]
 
==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
 
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
{{reflist|group=note}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ Official website]
* [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ Saltstil Portal]


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Latest revision as of 09:42, 31 March 2023

Saltstil Pact
Inter-Oriental Treaty on Cooperation and Development
Tratado Interoriental de Cooperación y Desarrollo
協力と開発に関する東洋間条約
Countries Participating in the Saltstil Pact.png
Signatory states in dark green; participating associate states in light green
SignedTBC
LocationSaltstil, Vultesia
EffectiveTBC
ConditionRatifications of two-thirds of the Signatory States
Signatories7
Gavrilia
Anáhuac
Hoterallia
Riamo[a]
Vultesia
Wellsenfaile
Xzavaria
Parties8
Freice
Gavrilia
Anáhuac
Hoterallia
Riamo
Vultesia
Wellsenfaile
Xzavaria
DepositaryGovernment of the Principate of Vultesia
LanguagesCommon, Vultesian, Spanish, Hoterallian

The Inter-Oriental Treaty on Cooperation and Development (commonly known as the Saltstil Pact or the Saltstil Treaty, or by the Common-language acronym IOTCD) is an political, economic, and mutual defence treaty signed in Saltstil, Vultesia among several states in Olivacia, Hiraethia, and Meredonne. The treaty, legally binding on signatories, provides for enhanced cooperation in a number of different areas on the basis of intergovernmentalism and national sovereignty.

The treaty created four independent intergovernmental organisations: the Oriental Trade Alliance (OTA), the Eastern Benevolent Fund (EBF), the Oriental Defence Union (ODU), and the Eastern Energy Partnership (EEP). These organisations are separately administered bodies subordinate to the treaty but governed by their own charters. An annual Summit of the Orient, a meeting of participating states' heads of government, determines the overall direction of the pact.

Goals

  • Political, economic, cultural, and military cooperation among participating states.
  • Promote the resolution of disputes.
  • Encourage new ideas and solutions to regional and international problems.
  • Facilitate economic growth across the region.
  • Maintain and strengthen the sovereignty of participating states.

Saltstil System

The Saltstil System relates to the principles underpinning the Saltstil Pact and the relations between its member states. Rather than being an enforceable set of rules, the Saltstil System is a series of values that guide policy-making. Six principles, in particular, underpin the Saltstil System:[1]

  1. Non-intervention. Members of the Saltstil Pact agree not to intervene in the internal affairs of another state. This means that members do not, as a rule, provide any oversight or monitoring of elections, the rule of law, or other domestic matters. The role of the pact in this regard is limited to enforcing agreements made through the pact that member states are obliged to follow.
  2. Solidarity. The Saltstil Pact affirms its primary objective is protecting and promoting eastern interests, and as such emphasises solidarity and co-operation amongst its members and the wider eastern regions.
  3. Intergovernmentalism. Activities at a pact level are conducted through member states rather than through the pact's organs. The Saltstil Pact itself does not have the authority to initiate policies or agreements on its own initiative, but rather operates through its member states.
  4. Transparency. The organs of the Saltstil Pact are obligated to record and publish minutes from general meetings, and to make public all funding sources and where funding is directed. Specialised meetings on sensitive subjects (such as defence matters) are, however, kept away from public scrutiny.
  5. Unanimity. Most agreements are made through the process of unanimity, requiring all members to agree to a proposal for its provisions to be implemented. Only certain specified areas do not operate under this provision.
  6. Peace. The Saltstil Pact declares that it promotes peace and international cooperation, with any belligerent actions being made only in response to, rather than to preempt, aggression. The Saltstil Defence Pact is a fundamental part of this pillar.

Institutions

Institutions of the Saltstil Pact
Oriental Trade Alliance
— Free trade area — 		Eastern Benevolent Fund
— Regional finance institution — 		Eastern Energy Partnership
— Energy regulation and integration — 		Oriental Defence Union
— Mutual defence pact —
  • Provides for a reduction of import quotas and tariffs;
  • Stimulate the trade of goods and services with participating states;
  • Facilitate the free flow of people, ideas, and concepts in accordance with national regimes.
  • Provides loans and grants for capital projects, development initiatives, and transition to sustainable economic models.
  • Promotes levelling up and equal opportunities across member states;
  • Facilitates outreach programs.
  • Implements tariff reduction and preferential treatment to member states' energy entities and organisations;
  • Administers common policies and rules on the natural environment;
  • Enabling research and innovation.
  • Encourage military cooperation between participating states;
  • Participating states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties;
  • Enable advancements in military hardware and capabilities.

Members

Participating states

The Saltstil Pact has eight full parties and two associate parties.

Party name Symbols Parliament Membership Membership status
Arms Flag
Freice National Emblem of Freice.png Flag of Freice.png General Kiuva Full Country of Riamo
Gavrilia GavrilianCoatOfArms.png New gavrilia 410999.png Parliament Sovereign state
Anáhuac GR New CoA.png Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png Congress
Hoterallia Emblem of Hoterallia.png Flag of Hoterallia.png National Diet
Riamo Emblem of Riamo.png Riamo flag 2.png Federal Assembly
Vultesia VultesiaCoA.png Vultesia Flag.png Principatial Office
Wellsenfaile WellsenfaileCOA.png Wellsenfaile.png Parliament
Xzavaria Flag Џ.png Flag (102.X).png Parliament
Zona Umida ZUEmblem.png Flag of Zona Umida.svg Parliament Associate
Riojania Seal of riojania.png Flag of riojania.png Federal Council
Pohnpenesia Phonpenesia Emblem.png Pohnpenesia flag.png Congressional Keuva Observer[b] Country of Riamo

Summit leaders

The following is a list of heads of government in attendance at the Summit of the Orient.

Party Name Title Since
Freice Kana Tenqel Keomoru'lu 20 January 2023
Gavrilia Ignacio Castro Cisneros Prime Minister
Anáhuac Matías L. Torres President
Hoterallia Kono Takaida Head of Ministries[c] 6 December 2022
Riamo Eliza Nunes Chancellor 23 February 2022
Vultesia Felics Basztyn First Citizen/Princeps
Wellsenfaile Telsruk Haven Leader
Xzavaria Josefína Kozłowski Prime Minister[d]
Zona Umida[e] Sebastian Michelle President
Riojania[e] Saúl Gudmann Poligovernator
Pohnpenesia[e] Kaimana Hilokiki President

Flag

Each of the four institutions uses a common flag, which features a white stylised depiction of nine parties around a table on a blue field.

Flag of the Saltstil Pact
Flag used by institutions of the Saltstil Pact
Flag flying

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Saltstil System". portal.pact.saltstil.org. Retrieved 9 March 2022

Notes

  1. ↑ By decision of the 2021 Summit of the Orient ,held on the occasion of Freice's accession, it was ruled that the Freice Government was covered by the Riamese Government's signature.
  2. ↑ Pohnpenesia retains a right to attend meetings of the Summit of the Orient, but its participation and voting rights are undertaken by the Riamese government.
  3. ↑ Head of the Reconstruction Board (acting Head of Ministries) between 17 November and 6 December.
  4. ↑ The Provisional Council is the collective head of state.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 On invitation

External links

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