Lusitania has entered an international agreement with Tungsten to receive the vast majority of the latter's territory. (Pexels)Tungsten has today signed an international agreement ceding the vast majority of its territory to Lusitania.
The territory had fallen into disuse and was subject to a significant amount of griefing, with the so-called socialist republic having gone largely inactive.
A single island remained in use and is now claimed by the Grand Imperium. The treaty provides that this will remain in its control and not form part of Lusitania.
Lusitania entered into negotiations for the new territory with a primary purpose of constructing a new rail. Government officials wish to eventually connect it to the Great Overland Railway.
But it was also out of a desire for preserving the history of the land.
“A lot of recent political maps have failed to include Tungsten in the map, which is just wrong,” said Metriximor, the King of Lusitania.
“Sure, Tungsten might not be very active. But their contributions are still there and painting the land as grey color was starting to give a lot of people the wrong impression that the land was ‘free for the taking’. But with this treaty you can see that that is not true at all.”
This desire is also reflected through the inclusion in the treaty of a requirement to maintain and repair historical structures in the territory. The contents of any locked chests are not property of Lusitania either — instead, they are to be held on trust by Lusitania and their contents catalogued.
The treaty was negotiated with all interested parties in the region. Officials from Atlantis and Grand Imperium were consulted throughout the process, as were independent third parties to ensure that the treaty would achieve its drafters’ aims in a pacific way.
There is also provision for the return of Tungsten if its people so decide. Its government will be able to request the territory back, with a requirement that Lusitania cede it to the government within a week.
But if this happens, Lusitania will retain access to its new railway. Tungsten will have an obligation to keep the tracks in working order.
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