Following the conclusion of the Nova Prime Summit, the Republic of Novara and the United States of Thessara have officially signed and ratified the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Strategic Partnership.
This agreement takes the cooperation between our two countries to a new level.
The full treaty text is below:
PREAMBLE
The United States of Thessara (UST) and the Republic of Novara, hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”; Desiring to scale economic prosperity, secure critical supply chains, and guarantee the freedom of navigation across the Novara-Pacific maritime corridors; Have agreed as follows:
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ARTICLE I: ECONOMIC AND TRADE COOPERATION
Bilateral Trade Target: The Parties commit to implementing trade policies aimed at scaling bilateral trade to a minimum of 500 Billion Eurodollars by the conclusion of the next fiscal term.
Industrial Exchange and Value Parity: The Parties agree to establish a reciprocal trade framework. The UST shall provide advanced heavy services, digital infrastructure, and consumer technology. In return, Novara guarantees priority export pipelines of pharmaceutical medicines and semiconductor chips. To ensure absolute equilibrium, both Parties agree that the valuation of all traded goods shall be strictly pegged to certified global market value parity, subject to mutually agreed-upon zero-baseline tariff rates.
Software Market Integration: The Republic of Novara grants comprehensive, tariff-free market access to UST software developers, cloud infrastructure providers, and enterprise digital architecture platforms. UST corporate entities shall operate within Novara’s private and public digital ecosystems on equal legal footing with domestic firms.
Credit Line Specifications: The UST shall establish an exclusive, revolving credit facility for the Republic of Novara capped at a maximum liquidity limit of 40 Billion Eurodollars. This facility shall feature a fixed 1.5% annual interest rate, a 24-month interest-free grace period from the date of initial draw, and a strict 10-year maturity timeline for full repayment of borrowed principal. The UST grants Novara Most Favored Nation (MFN) status, while Novara grants the UST reciprocal preferential investment access in its domestic market.
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ARTICLE II: RESOURCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTEGRATION
Critical Minerals Procurement Priority: The UST is formally designated as the Exclusive First-Priority Partner for all Novaran domestic mining and refining output. The UST is exempt from upfront infrastructure investment obligations.
Dynamic Profit Sharing: All net profits and resource allocations derived from joint mining initiatives shall be distributed at a baseline framework of 51% to the Republic of Novara and 49% to the United States of Thessara. This baseline ratio shall remain locked and active for the duration of this treaty unless altered by unanimous, written co-authorization during the Annual Bilateral Strategic Summit.
Spaceflight Collaboration: The Parties shall co-fund, co-develop, and equally share all intellectual property emerging from aerospace research under the Sunrise Spaceflight Initiative.
Itemized Technology Transfer: The UST agrees to a comprehensive, un-redacted transfer of civilian 5G/6G communication infrastructure blueprints and Tier-2 defensive missile interception system source code to Novara. In reciprocal exchange, Novara shall execute an un-redacted transfer of its proprietary automated clean-room semiconductor manufacturing methodologies, as explicitly detailed in Technical Annex A of this document.
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ARTICLE III: SOVEREIGN BASE LEASES AND SECURITY
Establishment of Joint Facilities: Novara grants the UST rights to utilize three (3) military facilities within Novaran territory: One (1) Naval Base, One (1) Air Force Base, and One (1) Mixed-Use Military Facility.
Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, and Yearly Payments: These three designated zones shall remain under absolute Novaran sovereignty and legal jurisdiction. The UST shall execute lease payments on a yearly basis. The baseline rate is set at 5.0 Billion Eurodollars per fiscal year, paid in quarterly installments. UST personnel shall be subject to a mutually agreed-upon Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).
Dynamic Indexing Corridor: To account for economic fluctuations, the precise lease payment for each subsequent year shall be adjusted dynamically during the Annual Bilateral Strategic Summit, indexed directly to verified domestic Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Annual price fluctuations are strictly bound to a maximum adjustment cap of ±5% from the previous year’s baseline.
Joint Command and Oversight: Operational deployment and any military missions launched from these three bases shall require unanimous, written co-authorization from both the UST and Novaran military commands. No unilateral actions may be launched from these facilities.
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ARTICLE IV: LOGISTICS EXCHANGE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (LEMOA)
Reciprocal Access: Operating as an extension of this Treaty, a LEMOA framework is hereby established.
Logistical Support: Naval vessels and aircraft of both Parties are authorized to utilize the other Party’s aircraft carriers, military ports, airfields, and foreign installations for refueling, docking, maintenance, and logistics. All services rendered shall be settled annually on a cashless, hour-for-hour, or asset-for-asset reciprocal exchange basis.
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ARTICLE V: CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC EXCHANGE
Educational Fellowships: The Parties shall establish a reciprocal academic exchange framework. The UST and Novara commit to granting a combined total of 1,000 annual university scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students traveling between the two nations, focusing on fields of engineering, medicine, and diplomatic relations.
Visa Facilitation: To foster shared economic and social integration, the Parties agree to implement streamlined, priority visa processing pathways for verified scholars, certified tech workers, and registered tourists traveling between the UST and the Republic of Novara.
Cultural Preservation Initiatives: The Parties agree to co-sponsor annual cross-border exhibitions, arts exchanges, and athletic showcases. Intellectual property, artifacts, and historical narratives shared during these initiatives shall remain the absolute sovereign property of their respective nation of origin.
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TECHNICAL ANNEX A: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SPECIFICS
1. United States of Thessara Obligations to Novara
Civilian Sector: Complete deployment rights, architecture schematics, and core routing software for localized 5G/6G macro-cell digital infrastructure networks.
Military Sector: Full manufacturing schematics, algorithmic source code, and telemetry tracking software for Tier-2 short-to-medium-range defensive missile interception arrays.
2. Republic of Novara Obligations to the UST
- Industrial Sector: Complete proprietary engineering blueprints for automated atmospheric control and particulate filtration systems used in sub-2nm clean-room semiconductor fabrication lines.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of Thessara and the Republic of Novara, in accordance with the sovereign credentials vested in them by their respective states, have executed this Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Strategic Partnership, and have hereunto affixed their official seals.
CONCLUDED AND SIGNED at the Grand Signing Hall, Nova Prime, on this sixth day of June, in the year two thousand one hundred and twenty-seven, in two original copies in the English, all texts possessing equal, binding, and authentic authority.
PRESIDENT MARCUS THERNON
President of the United States of Thessara
PRIME MINISTER RIMURU TEMPEST
Prime Minister of the Republic of Novara
