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Treaty of Brugge

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1: The Belgian state shall develop the port of Nampo to a modern state of quality and excellence, as seen in the port of Antwerp. The Belgian government shall, when available, employ Korean citizens, and will be able to send experts from Belgium proper to help speed up the construction process.

2: The Belgian state shall also build railroads from the port of Nampo to 'Gojongsburg', passing through Pyongyang, from Nampo to Inchon, passing through Gimpo and Kaesong, and from Nampo to Rason, passing through Wonsan and Kinchaek. The purposes of these railroads to help supply any need material from any of their ports or cities if need for construction.

2B: The Railroads are the property of the Korean Empire, and not of the Kingdom of Belgium. They shall be operated by the Korean Empire, and not by the Belgian state.

3A: Belgian Ships shall be given full shipping rights in all Korean Ports.

3B: The same shall be offered to Korean ships in any piece of territory under the flag of Belgium

4: The Korean state shall grant Belgian workers the right of extraterritoriality until the completion of the project, or when the passage of 10 years occurs.

5: The Korean state, in exchange for the services of the Belgian state, will grant subsidies and/or tax cuts to Belgian citizens either in, or willing to invest in Korea or Korean companies. However, the Korean state can relinquish these gifts should said Belgian businesses be guilty of certain, heinous charges.

6. The establishment of a Korean consulate in Antwerp in order to normalize relations between our countries, and to report any and all problems, so they as be resolves as quickly, and peacefully, as possible.

7A. The Belgian state will also modernize the port of Rason.

7B: In exchange, the Korean government shall grant the Belgian government $150,000 in exchange for these services. It is expected that the port as be held to the same standard as Nampo.

8. Henceforth, Belgian Companies (Both Private and State owned) will be allowed to explore the several mineral resources found in Korea via charters that can be awarded by the Korean Government themselves to the companies they wish to allow to explore their resources. Such companies will only be allowed to explore the resources found within Korea only with the permission of the Korean Government. The Korean government also has the right to revoke charters should any problems occur between the company and the Korean Empire

9. Korea shall grant the Kingdom of Belgium a lease to land upon the Yalu River (with the exception of the already Russian owned land) in build up a trade port for the Belgian government. Belgian citizens will be granted the right of extraterritoriality in the area with the except of certain crimes. The lease shall last for 10 years, with the opportunity for the Belgian government to extend it if the Korean government agrees.
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[X] Pak Che-Soon, Foreign Minister of Korea
[ ] Belgian Representative
 
Duke Dan "the Man" said:
Treaty of Brugge

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1: The Belgian state shall develop the port of Nampo to a modern state of quality and excellence, as seen in the port of Antwerp. The Belgian government shall, when available, employ Korean citizens, and will be able to send experts from Belgium proper to help speed up the construction process.

2: The Belgian state shall also build railroads from the port of Nampo to 'Gojongsburg', passing through Pyongyang, from Nampo to Inchon, passing through Gimpo and Kaesong, and from Nampo to Rason, passing through Wonsan and Kinchaek. The purposes of these railroads to help supply any need material from any of their ports or cities if need for construction.

2B: The Railroads are the property of the Korean Empire, and not of the Kingdom of Belgium. They shall be operated by the Korean Empire, and not by the Belgian state.

3A: Belgian Ships shall be given full shipping rights in all Korean Ports.

3B: The same shall be offered to Korean ships in any piece of territory under the flag of Belgium

4: The Korean state shall grant Belgian workers the right of extraterritoriality until the completion of the project, or when the passage of 10 years occurs.

5: The Korean state, in exchange for the services of the Belgian state, will grant subsidies and/or tax cuts to Belgian citizens either in, or willing to invest in Korea or Korean companies. However, the Korean state can relinquish these gifts should said Belgian businesses be guilty of certain, heinous charges.

6. The establishment of a Korean consulate in Antwerp in order to normalize relations between our countries, and to report any and all problems, so they as be resolves as quickly, and peacefully, as possible.

7A. The Belgian state will also modernize the port of Rason.

7B: In exchange, the Korean government shall grant the Belgian government $150,000 in exchange for these services. It is expected that the port as be held to the same standard as Nampo.

8. Henceforth, Belgian Companies (Both Private and State owned) will be allowed to explore the several mineral resources found in Korea via charters that can be awarded by the Korean Government themselves to the companies they wish to allow to explore their resources. Such companies will only be allowed to explore the resources found within Korea only with the permission of the Korean Government. The Korean government also has the right to revoke charters should any problems occur between the company and the Korean Empire

9. Korea shall grant the Kingdom of Belgium a lease to land upon the Yalu River (with the exception of the already Russian owned land) in build up a trade port for the Belgian government. Belgian citizens will be granted the right of extraterritoriality in the area with the except of certain crimes. The lease shall last for 10 years, with the opportunity for the Belgian government to extend it if the Korean government agrees.
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[X] Pak Che-Soon, Foreign Minister of Korea
[ ] Belgian Representative
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[X] M. Paul de Favreau, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
 
Luftwafer said:
((Private Naxhi))

The Sig Company will send a team of Engineers to survey the existing Mondragon factory in Mexico. They will advise the Mexican government on how to improve the production of the factory as well as lower costs for the production. They will help the Mexican government acquire machinery required for the production of these rifles, in exchange for 25% of all profits from the sale of the rifles for 4 years

Mexican Representative [X]
Representative from Sig [ ]
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The Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft shall do its best to ensure that it's product can be produced on a large scale.

[X] Henri Moser of SIG
 
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大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
富国強兵 - Fukoku kyōhei
君が代 – Kimigayo
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His Majesty's Government must protest the present treaty being negotiated by the Kingdom of Belgium and the Korean Empire; such an agreement would, in our estimation, merely further destabilise the precarious situation in the Orient, and could lead to far greater and worse repercussions across the world stage. Neither the interests of the Japanese Empire nor of the Russian Empire are met by this agreement, and indeed their interests are challenged and assailed. With the present crisis developing regards to the Chinese railways, this is, simply put, yet another fire that must be put out for the sake of international peace.

His Majesty's Government shall not compel either party, through illicit or forceful means, to nullify the agreement; however, we shall, in the strongest terms possible, recommend that such an action is taken, lest they be held responsible for another outbreak of contentions and potential violence in the Orient.

~ Katō Takaaki, Gaimu Daijin


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Gorganslayer said:
[x] - Théophile Delcassé – Minister of Foreign Affairs


The French Republic welcomes with open arms, this proposal by the Qing Government. At this point in time as a preliminary offer, we are willing to sell a batch of 200,000 Lebel rifles at the price of 300 USD per gun. Furthermore we are also open to negotiations over granting a production license for our Lebel's. At this point in time we can offer an 100,000 USD for for acquisition of the license, and a further payment of 500 USD for every 100 rifles produced within the first 2 years of the license. We are willing to offer such a license for a period of 10 years. We hope to here your response soon and are positive that a mutually beneficial deal can be met.
- Théophile Delcassé – Minister of Foreign Affairs
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The Empire of the Great Qing approves of and agrees to the terms brought forward by the French Republic, and, with the signing of a French representative, will begin the exchange of cash and arms and publicize the deal.

[x] His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, Son of Heaven, Lord of Ten Thousand Years of the Guangxu Era
[] Representative of the French Republic
 
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大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
富国強兵 - Fukoku kyōhei
君が代 – Kimigayo​

His Majesty's Government must express its wariness in regards to a potential Sino-French arms deal being signed, due to the violent rhetoric espoused from Peking in regards to foreign nations, in particular Japanese nationals, in some of their latest missives; furthermore, due to potential tensions being created by the vast expansion of Russian influence across the Qing Empire - likely an offence of immeasurable proportions amongst the more conservative - and the general instability of the Chinese lands in the wake of the Boxer rebellion, amongst other matters, just such an arrangement, particularly one as vast as the proposed deal that has reached Tokyo, can only be met with concern.

The Greater Japanese Empire has already pledged to ban the sale of arms to the Qing Empire for the foreseeable future, and highly recommend all other powers take a similar course, as a show of solidarity against this violent rhetoric, as a stand against the vicious anti-foreign sentiments that still seem to populate the Qing Court, and the litany of other concerns and issues facing the Orient presently, not least of which being the extremely volatile situation regarding the Paoting Treaty. We, as the civilised powers of the world, must stand united against this barbarism and violence.

~ Katō Takaaki, Gaimu Daijin



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A Message from the Belgian Government in Regards to the latest Message from the Japanese Government.
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Our esteemed Japanese friends, we are sorry to know that the latest treaty signed by the Belgian Government and the Korean Government has caused concern within your government. However, we would like to reinforce for you and your people not to despair, our treaty with the Korean Government is nothing more than a mean to expand the economic situations of our nations, and to make Trade larger and more diversified. As a matter of fact, you mentioned that such a treaty will attack the stability of the orient, while in the true reality, we are simply enhancing our capabilities of trade. We are sorry that the treaty has caused alarm in your government, however it is for the benefit of our nations that the Belgian Government must proceed with the treaty. Maybe in the future a similar treaty can be achieved between our Nations, so we can all prosper even more, and create a more stable society in the orient and in the whole world.​
 
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大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
富国強兵 - Fukoku kyōhei
君が代 – Kimigayo​

These words are pleasant, but simply empty; the present situation in Korea, and indeed across the whole of the Orient, do not require a new actor jutting in, particularly where the tension is most intense - that would simply cause the situation to erupt all the quicker, and far more violently. This agreement will not, in the estimation of His Majesty's Government, bring wealth to the Kingdom of Belgium, nor to the Korean Empire, nor the Empire of Japan - it will only exacerbate the underlying tensions and lead to far greater costs to all parties involved. This treaty is a detriment to the two key powers invested in Korea, is an unneeded expansion of foreign influence upon the peninsula, and could be - and likely will - be construed as an economic threat to Japanese interests. Furthermore, the Korean populace, if the Russian assertions are to be believed, are becoming increasingly anti-foreign - the Belgian people are not protected under the terms of the Treaty of Inchon, and thus will find themselves hard-pressed to ensure their security.

On all fronts, this treaty is disconcerting, and thus should and must be nullified swiftly.

~ Katō Takaaki, Gaimu Daijin


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A official declaration from the Belgian Government
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Due to the turbulent conditions in the orient, Belgium will be forced to retreat from the treaty of Brugges. We are sorry to disappoint our fellow Koreans, but it is for the best of the Belgian People. We would also like to make a formal apology in the issue, we are aware it is disappointing, but for the sake of the stability in the orient, we must retreat, still, we apologise for such action. May it not be needed again in the future.​
 
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大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
富国強兵 - Fukoku kyōhei
君が代 – Kimigayo​

His Majesty's Government is relieved that the Belgian government has, after some deliberation, opted not to continue with the injurious policies found within the Treaty of Brugges; whilst stability across the Orient has, in no way, been secured - quite sadly - there has been at least some lessening of additional and needless tension in the Far East. We can only hope that further solutions and willingness to compromise and relent can be found elsewhere.

~ Katō Takaaki, Gaimu Daijin


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The recent and repeated statements of the Japanese Court regarding the politics of the Balkans is surprising. We would like to remind that Court that such an area is not under their purview, and as such not to be spoken of. Should the powers at be, whom have a vested interest in the Balkans, wish to comment on Russian actions there, they will do so. Powers that have no vested interest in the region which have previously been mentioned should not speak about said politics with a light tone.

~ Agenor Graf Gołuchowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the K.u.K Franz Joseph
 
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大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
富国強兵 - Fukoku kyōhei
君が代 – Kimigayo​

His Majesty's Government merely uses the Balkans as an indicator of further Russian expansion of influence, largely unchecked; we have not, nor will we, propose matters pertaining to them, nor do we have any great interest of the politics of that region in and of itself. It was, quite simply, an accurate representation of further Russian efforts to expand her influence far beyond her natural borders.

That the powers of Europe have deigned to be silent on virtually all matters, be they in the Balkans or in the Orient, is alarming; His Majesty's Government is merely hoping that a more appropriate will begin discussing the matter of the Balkans with far more expertise, power, and information then we, being so far away, could ever hope to do.

However, if the Habsburg Empire is content with a vast expansion of Russian influence across the Balkans, that is entirely their prerogative; Austro-Hungarian policy can neither be determined in Tokyo, nor should it be defended or attacked from the same - however, His Majesty's Government is well within its rights to concern itself with the Chinese railways, and it behooves this government to draw effective and meaningful parallels elsewhere - it just so happens that the Balkans fit quite nicely as a comparison, as we have stated before.

This recent statement from the Austro-Hungarian Empire is, thus, a rather odd declaration, as the Japanese Empire has, ultimately, made no real remarks in regards to the Balkans, save for where diplomacy and tact would warrant, or where a comparison would be worthwhile. Why such things should not be uttered is rather quixotic.

His Majesty's Government, will, however, attempt to placate the Habsburg Empire in this request of sorts, and shall continue, as it has thus far, to avoid discussing Balkan policies. We hope that the maintenance of this policy pleases the Emperor in Vienna and his government.

~ Katō Takaaki, Gaimu Daijin


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The Kingdom of Romania would like to echo the remarks of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The nations of the Balkans have made no commentary on the matters of East Asia, nor does Romania have any intention of changing such a policy. We ask that the Japanese Empire deal likewise, and refrain from commenting on the matters of the Balkans. The diplomatic situations of each are quite different, and for a nation with interest purely in one of those areas to comment on the other is unhelpful to all involved. Peace and stability in the Balkans can be maintained through the interests of local countries and the European Great Powers, without the concern of Japan.

-Alexandru Marghiloman, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Romania
 
The slights of the Japanese Court continues, as it hints at numerous insults within it's latest diplomatic bulletin. The lack of the Japanese Court in any discussion regarding the Balkans is natural, concerning that the Japanese Court has no influence in the matter. Should Japan have wished to be included in any or all discussion regarding the Balkans, then it should be located in Europe, not the Far East.

Regardless of the insults of the Japanese Court, the twin Courts of Cis- and Transleithania forgive their Japanese counterpart for any and all transgressions.

~ Agenor Graf Gołuchowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the K.u.K Franz Joseph
 
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大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
富国強兵 - Fukoku kyōhei
君が代 – Kimigayo​

The Court in Vienna acts as though His Majesty's Government has been proposing policies for the Balkans, or in any way attempting to charge the discourse in one particular direction or another; that is, in the estimation of His Majesty's Government, an odd course to take, as the Empire of Japan has only mentioned the Balkans in any official manner in two different ways - one, in an expression of a desire for peace in that region following the Ottoman cessions of land there, and the other in merely drawing a rough parallel to Russian expansion of influence far and wide. In neither of these has His Majesty's Government attempted to fan the flames of conflict, or shown much interest - certainly not policy-wise or in regards to diplomacy - to the region. His Majesty's Government, thus, cannot find, despite eagerly and fastidiously searching, the cause of these complaints, now echoed by the Romanian Government.

Further, it seems that the Viennese Court is finding offence where none was intended, though her clemency is great, and His Majesty's Government is grateful for such a willingness to forgive such transgressions, unintended or obscure as they may be. To that end, we hope that this matter has been closed and a quiet peace may typify Austro-Japanese relations going forward.

~ Katō Takaaki, Gaimu Daijin

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((I'm resigning as the OE, and request Monaco as an IC-only nation.))
 
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大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
富国強兵 - Fukoku kyōhei
君が代 – Kimigayo​

Watanabe Kunitake, Finance Minister to His Majesty, has announced his intention to embark upon a policy of economic austerity to combat the Empire's burgeoning debt and deficit - some, particularly those closely aligned with Marquis Yamagata, have stated their concerns that such measures could imperil Japan's military expansion projects, whilst even certain elements of the Prime Minister's own party are concerned that such a policy could negatively affect the bureaucrats who form the base of Seiyukai's support. Amongst his present proposals include the implementation of a sugar tax and a liquor tax, and cutbacks in government enterprises.

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Finance Minister Watanabe has, with some degree of support from the Prime Minister, managed to pass both the sugar and liquor taxes he campaigned for, and His Majesty's Government has pledged mothball future state-owned and financed initiatives not related to the military, whilst maintaining all present spending. However, some now believe that this may have sapped the Prime Minister of his support. They shall now go to the upper house for deliberation.

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Finance Minister Watanabe has announced his resignation; the Prime Minister, in an address late yesterday, lauded his longtime ally and supporter for his diligent work and tireless efforts to ensure Japan's economic stability and growth. It is rumoured that, following the deadlock that emerged in the House of Peers, only his removal could secure the proposals; that all signs seem to suggest his measures shall now pass the House of Peers reinforces this notion. Marquis Saionji Kinmochi has been touted as Watanabe's most likely successor.

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Though His Most Catholic Majesty's government has so far deemed it more suitable to remain silent on the issues of East Asia due to the loss of its East Asian Colonies, the recent discussion on the increasingly frantic attempts by the Kingdom of Korea to attract foreign investment do bear some weight and should be carefully considered.

Whilst His Majesty's government can bear no ill-will to the Korean Kingdom for attempting to draw as much investment as possible so that they might leave behind their barbaric past, the timing of said pacts, deals and acts are seemingly rather one sided and would benefit those undertaking to construction of Korean infrastructure very little. Whilst pittance and charity may well have their place even in diplomacy, those with a less trusting mind may be forced to consider the wider political ramifications of heavy investment in Korea; as they may muddy the already dark waters there due to the friction between Russian, Japanese and even Chinese interests.

Whilst His Majesty's Government deems it imprudent to advice other governments on how to handle their East Asian policy, it does note that for the time being Spain shall remain benevolently neutral to all sides of the issue and await until the situation in Korea is brought to a satisfactory conclusion for all parties, before considering investing in any country.

Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero, Ministro de Estado​
 
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