Interregional Cooperation Treaty

I. The Objectives

The objective of this treaty is to further co-operation on political, social and military levels between signatory regions under the direction of the members of this treaty, being the Central Pacific Empire ("CPE"), the Commonwealth of Crowns ("CoC"), the United Empire of Islam ("UEI"), and the Radiant.

II. General Functions

The Interregional Cooperation Treaty Organization (ICTO) shall serve as a body for regular, political and military dialogue between its member-regions.

It may issue binding resolutions on all member states in areas of co-operation, which ought to be of a foreign, political or defensive nature. All binding resolutions must be considered and ratified by the governments of member-regions in accordance with the laws and regulations of that region.

Repeated or flagrant rejections of binding resolutions may be grounds for ejection from the body and stripping of treaty membership by mutual agreement between the member-regions.

III. Defensive Functions

Member-regions of the ICT are, at any time in which the region of another member is threatened by those wishing to wreak havoc and chaos, bound to assist the said region in the defense efforts against its assailants. This includes the exertion of political pressure against the assailants through the NationStates World.

Should any member-region be found to have taken part in a raid after the ratification of this treaty, they are to be ejected forthwith from the ICTO.

IV. Political Functions

Signatory regions of the ICTO are bound by this treaty. The Treaty shall begin operation as it is ratified by member-regions, through whatever its legitimate treaty-approval process may be.

The position of Chairman will rotate monthly between the member-regions, starting by the maker of the Treaty, the CPE, and handing over to the oldest signer, and the one after, and so on; The newest member-region is then to handover to the CPE to restart the cycle.

The handover is to occur on the first day of each month. The Chairman is to be the Foreign Affairs Minister of the said region, or the equivalent office.

V. Meetings

A meeting shall be hosted on the tenth day of every third month, with the location rotating between the member-regions, on the basis that the chairman of the month is to host the meeting.

The meetings shall discuss:

- Defense and security categories of member regions - with the Defense Ministries of each region submitting a report via the Representative;

- Opportunities for closer political engagement;

- Voting of any resolutions put forward.

The failure to complete the monthly meeting shall not result in the negation of the treaty. Repeated failures to meet or communicate should result in reconsideration.

VI. Voting

Voting shall occur by simple majority of member-regions. All member-regions are obliged to vote for or against a proposed resolution.

In case of a draw, a vote to revise the resolution is to be taken into place; If the majority votes in favour, the proposed resolution is to be reworked; If the majority votes against, it is to be completely scrapped of the agenda.

VII. Membership

Regions wishing to join the ICTO should provide a formal request to the Chairman. The Chairman must present the request at the next meeting and may include a recommendation. New members are to be admitted and requested to sign the ICT if the vote for admission between member-regions reaches majority.

VIII. Regulation

All member-regions are to have a copy of the Treaty. How it is to be stored is up to each region-member, but a link to it should be provided on it's respective World Factbook Entry.

The ICT is to be renewed:

- If a new member-region successfully joins the ICT and ICTO. This is to occur as early as during the current month-term to as late as the end of the following month-term.

- Every Year (following the Gregorian calendar). The year (and eventual new members as stated above) are to be changed to the current one.

The CPE is responsible for publishing the updated Treaty. The current Chairman at the time is responsible for changing the Treaty accordingly and to submit it for approval by majority vote to the member-regions.