by Lukas Rahgen
19 December 2021, 13:22 h

Secret Annex between VPRB and GI-Land leaked

On 1 February 2018 the Serevan War has officially ended for GI-Land following a peace treaty between the VPRB and Erinor the day prior. Government officials from both countries were proud of being able to announce a document normalising the relationship between the two countries again. The international community also sighed in relief as one of the biggest conflicts since the Great War did not lead to the loss of as many lives as expected and did not spark the flame of more civil unrest in neighbouring countries. Additionally the plan to demine the Serevan and Snovian Sea was good news for international trade by sea, which depends on that route in order to maintain the global supply chain. Everything was well, in order and stable again.


Gianlucian soldiers in their camp on Sereva

Now, almost four years later, news from a former high-ranking employee of the Ministry of Defence shake up everything again.
According to them, the treaty had a confidential annex, which proposed more substantial cooperation between the VPRB and GI-Land, officially to secure the stability of the region, but according to the whistleblower rather with the goal to stop the formerly spreading influence of countries like e.g. Ryccia in the region and thus indirectly securing the prerogative of a Gianlucian sphere of influence in North-West Cordilia.

"It is true, that there were additional agreements with Papa Unclepear after the Serevan War", minister of defense Recke admits to GIN after being confronted with the annex' text. "However those did not have the goal to set us a sphere of influence or anything like that, its goal was to ensure that conflicts in our direct neighbourhood are resolved through direct diplomacy and not through deployment of third party troops as it happened on Sereva."
Recke refused to comment further, whether the goal of the Gianlucian government to join an organisation based on mutual defense in early 2022 could eventually lead to a Gianlucian breach of contract, should Bruuma decide on aggressive actions against GI-Land in the future.

At the moment, none of the ambassadors or governments of the countries GI-Land wants to reach an alliance with have commented on this new development, but it is to be expected, that questions will arise from this leak and could also lead to a loss of trust between GI-Land and some of its partners.

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Text of the Peace Treaty between the VPRB and GI-Land of 2018

Agreement on reestablishing Stability in North-West Cordilia after the Serevan War

The Voodoo People’s Republic of Bruuma and its dependencies (Bruuma)
and
the Federal Republic of GI-Land (GI-Land)
hereby agree to the following peace treaty in order to restore the stability of North-West Cordilia and ameliorate their bilateral relationships following the events on the Serevan Isle in the Democratic Republic of Erinor:

I. End of Conflict

Between Bruuma and GI-Land there will be a ceasefire going into effect immediately. Gianlucian troops will fully retreat from the Serevan Isle until 5 February 2018. Both parties express their full agreement with and fully accept the terms of the peace deal signed between Bruuma and the Democratic Republic of Erinor on 31 January 2018.
A formal peace status between Bruuma and GI-Land will turn into effect on 6 February 2018.

II. Prisoners of War and Demining of the Bruuman-Gianlucian border

Prisoners and unburied bodies of one party in current possession or availability of another will be returned to its original party without exceptions from the 6 February 2018 onwards.
Bruuma and GI-Land will put efforts into fully demining their respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) in the Snovian Sea/South-Western part of the Serevan Sea in the next 12 months after the treaty has been signed, making safe passage of the sea possible again.
A general amnesty will be established forgiving Bruuman citizens, that fought against GI-Land in the Serevan War. The amnesty does not cover any persecution for any crime not committed in direct relationship with a war purpose. The same applies for Gianlucian citizens, who fought against Bruuma in the Serevan War. Persons, who committed such crimes, will be extradited to and tried and sentenced in their home nation.

Bruuma and GI-Land renounce any reparations from the other party.

III. Future Relations

Bruuma and GI-Land have a mutual interest in maintaining the stability of the region. Thus GI-Land will lift all economic and political sanctions on Bruuma as of 1 March 2018 until further notice and formally offer negotiations aiming to start bilateral diplomatic and economic relations with Bruuma.
Additionally GI-Land hereby formally accepts the Bruuman will to fight for a socialist revolution. However both parties agree on the reciprocal principle of not subverting the other's form of government.
For a sustainable stabilization of the region another future agreement will be negotiated, laying out the framework on how the two parties will cooperate to reach these goals.
The Freedom of movement under the respective national laws, as well as civil air and sea travel between the signatory parties will be established again starting as of 1 March 2018.

Annex A – Addendum for the creation of stability in North-West Cordilia [STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL]

The Serevan War has shown once again, that there are nations in our region, which want to gain more power and thus try to take advantage of destabilized countries. It is not acceptable for Bruuma and GI-Land, that foreign powers try to expand their sphere of influence into our region. As such both parties agree, that it is of utmost importance to work together against anyone threatening the stability of the region.

In moments, where the order of the region is threatened by third parties, both – Bruuma and GI-Land – may call upon a joint committee consisting of
- the heads of state.
- the heads of government,
- the foreign ministers,
- the ministers of economy,
- the ambassador of Bruuma in GI-Land,
- the ambassador of GI-Land in Bruuma
- the highest ranking general of each country and
- the chief diplomats.

The committee shall work on a common guideline for both governments aiding them to remove the threats from the region.

Freudstadt, 1 February 2018

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King and Leader of GI-Land
Gianluca IV

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Eternal Leader of the Voodoo People's Republic of Bruuma
Papa Unclepear