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{{Infobox geopolitical organization
{{Short description|1947 collective defence treaty}}
| conventional_long_name = Saltstil Pact
{{Infobox treaty
| native_name            = ''Pan Afszaltsil'' (Vultesian)<br>''Pacto de Saltstíl'' (Spanish)
|name                = Saltstil Pact
| common_name            =
|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>
| linking_name          =
|image              = File:Countries Participating in the Saltstil Pact.png
| image_flag            = File:Flag of the Saltstil Pact.png
|image_width        = 275
| image_symbol          = File:Logo of the Saltstil Pact.png
|caption            = Signatory states in dark green; participating associate states in light green
| symbol_type            = Logo
|type                =
| image_map              = File:Saltstil Pact Nations (orthographic projection).png
|date_drafted       =  
| map_width              = 249px
|date_signed         = TBC
| map_caption            = {{legend2|#204c0e|Member states}}<br>{{legend2|#52d055|Associate states}}
|location_signed    = Saltstil, [[Vultesia]]
| admin_center          = Saltstil
| admin_center_type      = Administrative
| largest_city          = Saltstil
| official_languages    = {{hlist|Vultesian|Spanish|Common}}
| regional_languages    =
| languages_type        = Other languages
| languages              = {{hlist |Freician|Hoterallian}}
| org_type              = Intergovernmental
| leader_title1          = Secretary-General
| leader_name1          = [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] Dr. Pietr Vælenitt
| leader_title2       = Under Secretary for the Oriental Trade Alliance
| leader_name2         = {{flagicon image|Riamo flag 2.png}} Mary Gordon
| leader_title3      = Under Secretary for the Eastern Energy Partnership
| leader_name3        = {{flagicon image|New gavrilia 410999.png}} Julio Grimaldo Llarena
| leader_title4      = Under Secretary for the Saltstil Defence Pact
| leader_name4        = [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] Oskar Tsabo
| leader_title5      = Under Secretary for the Eastern Benevolent Fund
| leader_name5        = [[File:Flag of Hoterallia.png|23x15px]] Ryō Suzuki
| legislature            = General Council<sup>a</sup><br>Coordination Council<sup>b</sup>
| membership          = '''8 member states'''
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  | [[File:New gavrilia 410999.png|23x15px]] [[Gavrilia]]
  | [[File:Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png|23x15px]] [[Gran Rugido]]
  | {{flag|Hoterallia}}
  | [[File:Riamo flag 2.png|23x15px]] [[Riamo]]
  | [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] [[Vultesia]]
  | [[File:Wellsenfaile.png|23x15px]] Wellsenfaile
  | [[File:Flag338.png|23x15px]] [[Xzavaria]]}}


'''2 associate states'''
|date_sealed        =
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|date_effective      = TBC
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|condition_effective = Ratifications of two-thirds of  the Signatory States
|{{flagicon image|Occitan flag.png}} [[Sorlyset]]
|date_expiration    =
|[[File:Trident Flag.png|23x15px]] [[Trident Union]]}}
|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]]
| established_event1    = Foundation
|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]]
| established_date1      = 24 May 2021
|depositor          = Government of the [[Vultesia|Principate of Vultesia]]
| area_km2              =1
|language            =
| population_estimate    = {{increase}} TBD
|languages          = Common, Vultesian, Spanish, Hoterallian
| population_density_km2 = 1
|wikisource          =
| population_estimate_year = 2018
| GDP_PPP                = 1
| GDP_PPP_year          = 2018
| GDP_PPP_per_capita    = 1
| GDP_nominal            = 1
| GDP_nominal_year      = 2020
| GDP_nominal_per_capita = 1
| HDI_year              = 2017
| HDI                    = 1
| currency              = ''No common currency''
 
'''8 member states'''
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|[[File:Riamo flag 2.png|23x15px]] {{flagicon image|Flag of Freice.png}} Riamese hull
|[[File:New gavrilia 410999.png|23x15px]] Gavrilian real
  | [[File:Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png|23x15px]] {{flagicon image|Flag of Freice.png}} Rugidoense peso
  | {{flagicon|Hoterallia}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Freice.png}} [[Hoterallian gen]]
  | [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] [[File:Layfetian Flag.png|23x15px]] Vultesian Diedr
  | [[File:Wellsenfaile.png|23x15px]] Wellsenfailean thuro
  | [[File:Flag338.png|23x15px]] Xzavarian pearl}}
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| footnotes              = <sup>a</sup> Composed of the Secretary-General and Under Secretaries.<br><sup>b</sup> Composed of heads of state and government from member states.
| official_website      = [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ portal.pact.saltstil.org]
}}
}}
The '''Saltstil Pact''' (Vultesian: Pan Afszaltsil, PA; Spanish: Pacto de Saltstíl, PS) is a regional intergovernmental organisation in [[Olivacia]], Hiraethia, and [[Meredonne]]. It was formed to promote military and economic cooperation between member states, growing to encompass a number of subsidiary organisations promoting integration amongst its members.<ref name=": What?">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "What is the Saltstil Pact"]. ''Radio and Television Freice''. Retrieved 11 June 2021</ref> As of 2022, it has ten members, covering an area of '''TBD''' km<sup>2</sup> ('''TBD''' sq mi), with an estimated population of '''TBD'''.
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 Pact is composed of four constituent organisations: the Eastern Energy Partnership, the Eastern Benevolent Fund, the Oriental Trade Alliance, and the Saltstil Defence Pact.<ref name=": What?">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "What is the Saltstil Pact"]. ''Radio and Television Freice''. Retrieved 11 June 2021</ref> Each is governed by its own rules and procedures, led by an Under Secretary appointed by the Secretary-General.<ref name=": Coordination3">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Coordination Council, General Council, Tribunal - all about the Saltstil Pact"]. ''Riamo News''. Retrieved 4 May 2019</ref> Membership of each organ is required as part of Pact membership.  
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 principal objective of the organisation is to promote regional solidarity and cooperation, particularly in the face of perceived western incursions.<ref name=":About11">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "About the Pact"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 12 December 2021</ref> As such, it has been criticised as a bastion of eastern nationalism and anti-western sentiment. The Saltstil Pact is largely limited to economic and military affairs.<ref name=": What2?">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Representative: Pact secures eastern security"]. ''Riamo News''. Retrieved 10 March 2022</ref> It cannot make binding laws, but rather has the power to enforce regional agreements agreed on by the pact's member states. The organisation defines itself as a "voluntary association" that seeks to encourage increased co-operation amongst eastern nations in the areas of the economy, military, energy, and trade through intergovernmentalism.<ref name=":About11">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "About the Pact"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 12 December 2021</ref>
== 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.


==History==
===Saltstil System===
===Deeper integration===
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>
Several policymakers and other figures have promoted the idea of deeper integration amongst some or all member states. [[Freice|Freician]] politician and [[Politics_of_Freice#Mayoralties|Mayor of Peka]] [[Kana Tenqel]] has promoted the creation of a "trans-eastern human rights act",<ref name=": w11pspde">@kana (26 June 2022). [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "There should be a trans-eastern human rights act, guaranteeing protection based on gender, sex, religion, colour, and sexual orientation across the east."] - via [https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ Twatter].</ref> and the strengthening of common institutions<ref name=": New4">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Saltstil Pact becomes wedge issue in Kivunna"]. ''Radio and Television Freice''. Retrieved 18 July 2022</ref>. Vultesian politicians are the most hostile to deeper integration, emphasising the role of the Pact as an intergovernmental, rather than political, organisation.<ref name=": New5">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Speech to the General Council by the Representative of the Principate of Vultesia"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 13 January 2022</ref>


==Operations==
# '''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.
The Saltstil Pact operates military missions in order to promote peace, good government, and good neighbourliness in adjacent states. These are largely done, at the direction of the Coordination Council, in order to protect the security of the Pact and to prevent western states from engaging in peacekeeping operations close to the Pact's borders.
# '''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.


==Organisation==
==Institutions==
The Saltstil Pact is an intergovernmental organisation; the sovereignty of individual member states is not affected by membership. Relations between members are governed by international treaties, which serve as the foundation of the Pact and its activities. The Pact itself has no right to enforce any laws or directions beyond the treaties, which gives the General Council and other institutions of the Pact authority to ensure compliance.
{{Center|'''Institutions of the Saltstil Pact'''}}
[[File:Flag of the Saltstil Pact flying in Saltstil.png|300px|thumb|left|Flag of the Saltstil Pact, flying above Pact Headquarters in Saltstil.]]
{{clear}}
===Coordination Council===
{| cellpadding="2" style="width:100%;background:#e0e0e0; border-spacing:0;"
The Coordination Council is at the apex of the organisation, serving as the main deliberative assembly of the Pact that directs its overall activities. It is composed of the heads of government of all Pact member states. The council chaired by the Princeps of Vultesia (as head of government of the Lead Nation), although this is a largely ceremonial position with no greater powers beyond chairing deliberative sessions.<ref name=": Coordination3">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Coordination Council, General Council, Tribunal - all about the Saltstil Pact"]. ''Riamo News''. Retrieved 4 May 2019</ref> The council meets a minimum of three times a year, where agendas are set and agreed upon, but members may request extraordinary meetings when necessary.
|- 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.
|-
|}


The Coordination Council's meetings are primarily concerned with the annual framework of Pact operations, responding to crises overseas, the admission of new and associate members, and budgetary matters. <ref name=": Coordination1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Institutions > Coordination Council"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 12 November 2021</ref>All decisions require unanimity amongst members. As the pact is intergovernmental, decisions are made through member states rather than through the Pact, and are thus binding on member states as treaty obligations.<ref name=": Coordination2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Press > Documents > Appendix to the Foundation Treaty of the Saltstil Pact"] (PDF). ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 11 June 2021</ref> The Council may elect to convene as a meeting of senior ministers, although this is usually done through the General Council
== Members ==
<br>
===Participating states===
<br>
The Saltstil Pact has eight full parties and two associate parties.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Members of the Coordination Council
! 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
|-
|-
! Member Administration
! style="text-align:right" | [[Anáhuac]]
! colspan=2 | Representative(s)
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:GR New CoA.png|23px]]
! Title
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png|23px]]
| [[Anáhuac|Congress]]
|-
|-
| [[Freice]]
! style="text-align:right" | [[Hoterallia]]
| [[File:Aniara Neileka in 2022.png|75px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Emblem of Hoterallia.png|23px]]
| [[Aniara Neileka]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Hoterallia.png|23px]]
| [[President of the Government Council (Freice)|President of the Government Council]]
| [[Hoterallia|National Diet]]
|-
|-
|[[Gavrilia]]
! style="text-align:right" | [[Riamo]]
|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Emblem of Riamo.png|23px]]
| Ignacio Castro Cisneros
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Riamo flag 2.png|23px]]
| Prime Minister
| [[Riamo|Federal Assembly]]
|-
|-
|[[Gran Rugido]]
! style="text-align:right" | [[Vultesia]]
|  
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:VultesiaCoA.png|23px]]
|Matías Larrazábal Torres
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23px]]
|President
| [[Vultesia|Principatial Office]]
|-
|-
|[[Hoterallia]]
! style="text-align:right" | [[Wellsenfaile]]
| [[File:Ichiro Matsui 2022.jpg|75px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:WellsenfaileCOA.png|23px]]
|[[Hoterallia_Important_Individuals_Directory#The_Latest_Edition|Takehiro Nishikawa]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Wellsenfaile.png|23px]]
| Head of Ministries
| [[Wellsenfaile|Parliament]]
|-
|-
|[[Riamo]]
! style="text-align:right" | [[Xzavaria]]
|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag Џ.png|23px]]
|Elisa Nunes
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag (102.X).png|23px]]
|Chancellor
| [[Xzavaria|Parliament]]
|-
|-
|[[Vultesia]]
! style="text-align:right" | [[Zona Umida]]
| [[File:Felics Basztyn.png|75px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:ZUEmblem.png|23px]]
| Felics Basztyn
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Zona Umida.svg|23px]]
| First Citizen/Princeps
| [[Xzavaria|Parliament]]
| rowspan="2" |Associate
|-
|-
|[[Wellsenfaile]]
! 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]]
|-
|-
|[[Xzavaria]]
! style="text-align:right" | [[Pohnpenesia]]
|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Phonpenesia Emblem.png|23px]]
| Adam Kováč
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Pohnpenesia flag.png|23px]]
| Chancellor
| 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
|-
|-
|}
|}


===General Council===
===Summit leaders===
Alongside the Coordination Council is the General Council, which is the principal organisational body of the Pact itself. Its members are the Secretary-General, the Under-Secretaries, and other Pact officials. It oversees the management of the Pact, facilitates cooperation amongst member states through Pact organisations, and directs the activities of Pact organisations and institutions.<ref name=": General1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Institutions > General Council"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 12 November 2021</ref> The Secretary-General of the Saltstil Pact (who is always appointed by the Vultesian government) leads the council, and represents the council (and the Pact) in inter-organisational dialogue.
The following is a list of heads of government in attendance at the Summit of the Orient.
 
{| class="wikitable"
In matters concerning the Pact, rather than individual member states, the General Council is the most senior body within the organisation, serving as the representative of the entire Pact.<ref name=": General3">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Press > Documents > Statement on the International Personality of the General Council"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 22 December 2021</ref>
! Party
 
! Name
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.<ref name=": General1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Institutions > General Council"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 12 November 2021</ref> The General Council, through these specialist agencies, provides technical assistance to member state governments to promote economic development in line with the Saltstil System.<ref name=": General2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Institutions > General Council > Working Groups"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 16 September 2021</ref>
! Title
 
! Since
===Intergovernmental Tribunal===
The Intergovernmental Tribunal (commonly called the Saltstil Tribunal or the Pact Court) is a judicial body with responsibility for interpreting provisions in Pact protocols. Unlike many supranational courts, the Intergovernmental Tribunal is limited in its judicial scope; it may not make rulings that overturn decisions made at a nation-state level, serving instead as a consultative and advisory body to the Coordination Council and the General Council.<ref name=": Court1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Institutions > Intergovernmental Tribunal"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 16 September 2021</ref>
 
Member state governments, the Coordination Council, and the General Council all have the right to consult the tribunal. Consultations are usually made in writing, requesting interpretation of particular points of debate or contention. Tribunal findings are then sent to the Coordination Council, which then may respond by adopting the findings as a resolution of the Council, or overruling the finding.<ref name=": Court1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Institutions > Intergovernmental Tribunal"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 16 September 2021</ref> The Tribunal has no power to enforce its findings, and cannot compel member states to align themselves with its decisions.<ref name=": Court4">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "A court with no powers - the Intergovernmental Tribunal"]. ''HHK''. Retrieved 12 March 2021</ref>
 
The Tribunal is composed of judges from each member state.<ref name=": Court2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Press > Documents > Announcement on appointments of judges to the Intergovernmental Tribunal"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 19 May 2022</ref>
 
===Institutions===
{{Center|'''Institutions of the Saltstil Pact'''}}
 
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! style="width: 25%" | Eastern Energy Partnership
! style="width: 25%" | Eastern Benevolent Fund
! style="width: 25%" | Oriental Trade Alliance
! style="width: 25%" | Saltstil Defence Pact
 
|- style="background: #F2F2F2; text-align: center;"
| Based in Saltstil, [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] [[Vultesia]]
| Based in [[San Jorge Xayacatlán]], [[File:Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png|23x15px]] [[Gran Rugido]] and Orajioe, {{flag|Hoterallia}}
| Meets in Saltstil, [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] [[Vultesia]] and Gavrilopolis [[File:New gavrilia 410999.png|23x15px]] [[Gavrilia]]
| Based in Saltstil, [[File:Vultesia Flag.png|23x15px]] [[Vultesia]]
 
|- style="background: #F2F2F2;"
| style="padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 1.5em; vertical-align: top;" | 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 environment 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.
| style="padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 1.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Provides loans and grants to member states for the purpose of pursuing capital projects, development initiatives, and transition to sustainable economic models. It focuses on providing loans to level-up wealth and opportunity across the Pact, targeting less economically-developed regions. It also works, through its outreach programs, with member-state governments to implement economic policies to aid development outside of loans.
| style="padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 1.5em; vertical-align: top;" | Provides 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. Around 94% of tariffs have been removed through the implementation of the alliance's provisions.
| style="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px;" | 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.
|}
 
===Languages===
The official languages of the Pact are Vultesian, Spanish, and the Common Language.<ref name=":Languages1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Press > Documents > Statement on Languages"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 11 June 2021</ref> However, meetings of the Pact are often conducted in the Common Language, or alternatively in the native languages of each member state with the  accompaniment of translators. Although only two languages are recognised as official, the Pact conducts its business in all member-state languages, particularly in specific member state-Pact dialogue.<ref name=":Languages2">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "The Pact in the Country of Freice > About"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 18 December 2021</ref>
 
==Member states==
Membership is open to any state in Olivacia, Hiraethia, and Meredonne. Accession to the Saltstil Pact is regulated by the treaties establishing the organisation. Conventionally, aspiring members apply for associate status, providing them with a presence (although no vote nor the receipt of services) in organisational bodies. Applications are made to the Coordination Council, composed of the heads of state and government of member states, with unanimity required in order to approve the accession of a new member state.<ref name=":Accession1">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Press > Documents > Protocols on Accession"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 12 January 2022</ref>
 
Accession is not limited to sovereign states. As of 2022, there is members that are not sovereign but which operate as independent members within the Pact: [[Freice]], which is a Republic and ''Country'' of the [[Riamo|Riamese Federation]].<ref name=":AccessionNonSov">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Press > Documents > Announcement of the Accession of the Country of Freice to the Saltstil Pact"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 1 July 2021</ref> Accession of non-sovereign members requires the approval of their respective sovereign states in addition to unanimity in the Coordination Council.
 
{{Image frame|content={{Template:Saltstil labelled map}}|align=center|caption=Member states of the Saltstil Pact (green), associated states (yellow), and the Unhak Condominium (grey).}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of member states{{Anchor|Details of member states}}<ref name=": MemberStates">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Member States"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 15 August 2022</ref>
! scope="col" | [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" |First Joined
! scope="col" | Continent
! scope="col" | Population
! scope="col" | GDP (nominal)
! scope="col" | System of government
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Flag of Freice.png}} [[Freice]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Freice.png}} [[Freice]]
| 23 June 2021
| [[Kana Tenqel]]
| [[Olivacia]]
| [[Keomoru'lu]]
| align="right" |14,158
| 20 January 2023
| 32.7 million
| Unitary parliamentary democracy
| A ''country'' of the [[Riamo|Riamese Federation]], Freice's<br>independence in foreign policy was recognised in 1992.<br>
Freice became an independent member state in 2021, previously being represented by the Riamese government.
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|New gavrilia 410999.png}} [[Gavrilia]]
| {{flagicon image|New gavrilia 410999.png}} [[Gavrilia]]
| 2 October 2021
| Ignacio Castro Cisneros
| Hiraethia
| Prime Minister
| align="right" |42,168,486
| 831.3 million
| Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
|  
|  
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png}} [[Gran Rugido]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag Gran Rugido New (1).png}} [[Anáhuac]]
|  
| [[Enciclopedia General del Anáhuac#Contemporary Gran Rugido (1973 - present)|Matías L. Torres]]
| Olivacia
| President
| align="right" |52,165,016
| 443.1 billion
| Federal presidential constitutional republic
|  
|  
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Hoterallia}}
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Hoterallia.png}} [[Hoterallia]]
| 29 September 2021
| [[Hoterallia_Important_Individuals_Directory#The_Latest_Edition|Kono Takaida]]
| Olivacia, Caliandia
| Head of Ministries{{efn|Head of the Reconstruction Board (''acting'' Head of Ministries) between 17 November and 6 December.}}
| align="right" |75,572,871
| 6 December 2022
| 3.2 trillion
|-
| Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| {{flagicon image|Riamo flag 2.png}} [[Riamo]]
|  
| Eliza Nunes
| Chancellor
| 23 February 2022
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Riamo flag 2.png}} [[Riamo]]
| {{flagicon image|Vultesia Flag.png}} [[Vultesia]]
| Felics Basztyn
| First Citizen/Princeps
|  
|  
| Hiraethia, Olivacia, Caliandia
| align="right" |138,643,589
| 3.29 trillion
| Federal monarchic republic
|Previously represented Freice until 2021.
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Vultesia Flag.png}} [[Vultesia]]
| {{flagicon image|Wellsenfaile.png}} [[Wellsenfaile]]
| Telsruk Haven
| Leader
|  
|  
| Hiraethia and Olivacia
| align="right" |87,713,923
|
| Unitary single-party singularist state
|''Lead Nation'' of the Pact
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Wellsenfaile.png}} [[Wellsenfaile]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag (102.X).png}} [[Xzavaria]]
| Josefína Kozłowski
| Prime Minister{{efn|The ''Provisional Council'' is the collective head of state.}}
|  
|  
| Hiraethia
| align="right" |
|
|
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Flag338.png}} [[Xzavaria]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Zona Umida.svg}} [[Zona Umida]]{{efn|name=John|On invitation}}
| Sebastian Michelle
| President
|  
|  
| Hiraethia
| align="right" |43,430,723
| 253.2 billion
|
|
|-
|}
{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of associated states{{Anchor|Details of member states}}<ref name=": AssMemberStates">[https://i.imgur.com/LJrd3HN.jpg/ "Member States"]. ''portal.pact.saltstil.org''. Retrieved 15 August 2022</ref>
! scope="col" | [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" |Association agreement signed
! scope="col" | Continent
! scope="col" | Population
! scope="col" | GDP (nominal)
! scope="col" | System of government
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Trident Flag.png}} [[Trident Union|The Trident Union]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of riojania.png}} [[Riojania]]{{efn|name=John|On invitation}}
| 18 April 2022
| Saúl Gudmann
| [[Meredonne]]
| Poligovernator
| align="right" |73,985,934
| 809 billion
| Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
|  
|-
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Occitan flag.png}} [[Sorlyset]]
| {{flagicon image|Pohnpenesia flag.png}} [[Pohnpenesia]]{{efn|name=John|On invitation}}
| 25th June 2022
| Kaimana Hilokiki
| Hiraethia
| President
| align="right" |35,421,254
|
| 1.02 trillion
| Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
|  
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Principles of the Saltstil System==
==Flag==
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>
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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# '''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.
==See also==
# '''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.
* [[Olivacia]]
# '''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.


== See also ==
==References==
* [[Vultesia]]
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==References==
==Notes==
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== 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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