Treaty of Vola

Treaty of Vola

The signatories, Ahmed Assiri (left) and Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Type	Peace treaty
Signed	14 May 1958
Location	Vola, Lettuce
Signatories	Ahmed Assiri (President of Gandhara) Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (Prime Minister of Lettuce)
Parties	Gandhari Socialist Republic First Lettucian Republic
Languages	Gandhari, Lettucian

The Treaty of Vola was a peace treaty between the Gandhari Socialist Republic and the First Lettucian Republic. It was signed in Vola, Lettuce on 14 May 1958. In this treaty, Gandhara formally recognized the independence of Lettuce, while the newly formed Lettucian government ceded Nasr to Gandhara.

History

After the Gandhari Revolution, in which Emir Mohamed Mansur was overthrown, the Lettucian inhabitants of Gandhara, mostly Christian, feared the loss of several privileges that were granted under the Mansur dynasty. As a reaction on the revolution, the Lettuce Governorate proclaimed the Lettucian independence as the First Lettucian Republic. This independence was formalized on 15 August 1957 with the Lettucian Independence Act.

The Gandhari Socialist Union, who fought against forces loyal to the monarchy, promised reforms and more privileges for minorities in a new socialist state. This included the recognition of minority languages and freedom of religion, but not the independence or autonomy of certain areas of Gandhara. The leaders of the Gandhari Socialist Union believed that it was important to create a strong, unitary state.

After the end of the Gandhari Revolution, the Gandhari Socialist Union installed a provisional government and started preparations on the creation of a socialist state. Representatives of the Gandhari Socialist Union were sent to the Lettuce Governorate to negotiate about the status of Lettuce as a sovereign territory. One condition was very important for Gandhara, it wanted to keep direct access to the sea. After a couple of months of negotiations, both parties agreed on the terms under which Lettuce would become independent, while Gandhara would keep access to the sea. The conclusions of the negotiations were listed in a treaty, which treaty was signed in the city of Vola on 14 May 1958 by the President of Gandhara, Ahmed Assiri, and the Prime Minister of Lettuce, Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.

The treaty

The terms of the treaty were laid down in six articles.

1. The Government of the Gandhari Socialist Republic fully recognized the First Lettucian Republic as a sovereign state.
2. The Government of the First Lettucian Republic ceded the Nasr region to the Gandhari Socialist Republic.
3. Political and economical ties between the newly formed states would be established.
4. Port Eden would be renamed to Manas.
5. 50% of the export of the Gandhari Socialist Republic would pass through harbours of the First Lettucian Republic.
6. Citizens of both nations have the right of free movement across the borders that the states share in common.

Aftermath

Althought both the Gandhari Socialist Republic and the First Lettucian Republic ceased to exist in 1973, the Treaty of Vola paved the way for good diplomatic relations between Gandhara and Lettuce as the treaty has been recognized by all successor states of the aforementioned republics. To this day there are no border controls along the common borders of Gandhara and Lettuce, as both nations abolished any type of border control at their common borders under Article 6 of the treaty.