[Poland]Making Europe Whole

[ManBear]

To: Sümeyye Boz Çakı, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jay

Subject: Re-establishing Diplomatic Relations

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Minister Sümeyye Boz Çakı, First I would like to congratulate you on your nation's overthrowing of the communist shackles that has devastated your national economy and created such a crisis within your beautiful and historical home. Throughout history Poland and Turkey, and her ancestors, have found themselves at odds and opposites sides of history. But often have found themselves sharing the same resolve and seek for peace such as the Turkish support for the Bar Confederation and Turkey's non-recognition of the final partition. It is my hope we can continue this trend of positive diplomatic relations into modern times by officially and unequivocally recognizing the legitimacy of the new, democratic government of Turkey. To this point I would like to invite a Turkish delegation to Warsaw to meet with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss economic and military treaties to insure the curse of communism and socialism never stains your people in blood again. The agenda will be as follows: Restoration of Diplomatic and Democratic Relations Mutual Recognition and Embassy Reestablishment Joint Military Cooperation Agreement (Training, Air Defense, Intelligence) Polish-Licensed Armed UAV Production and Technology Transfer Defense Industry Partnership and Co-Production Facilities Counterterrorism and Anti-Subversion Coordination Economic Stabilization Support and Trade Liberalization Customs, Tariffs, and Investment Protections Joint Special Economic Zones and Industrial Recovery Initiatives Currency Stabilization and Financial System Modernization Visa Facilitation for Technical, Humanitarian, and Commercial Travel Cultural Restoration and Academic Exchange Programs Rejection of Communism, Extremism, and Authoritarianism Pathway to Creation of Eastern European League and Democratic Oversight Commitments

Kind Regards, Marek Kwiatkowski Minister of Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Poland

 

[Jay]

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[Recipient]: Marek Kwiatkowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs < ManBear > [Sender]: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye < SBÇakıMOFA@tr.gov > [Subject]: Confidential // Re-establishing Diplomatic Relations

Your Excellency, On behalf of the Republic of Türkiye, I extend my warmest thanks for your gracious message and the solidarity it expresses. The people of Türkiye are emerging from a period of deep hardship and national disruption, one marked by the imposition of an unnatural ideology that severed us from our historic identity, paralyzed our economic vitality, and fractured the constitutional balance of our institutions. Your words of support, offered at such a pivotal juncture, are received with both gratitude and hope. It is true, as you so aptly recalled, that the histories of our nations, though at times divergent, have often intersected through shared convictions and a mutual desire for independence, dignity, and sovereignty. The Turkish people remember Poland’s struggle during the partitions and cherish the legacy of our predecessors who, even under pressure, refused to recognize unjust occupations. Our nation, like Poland, faced the threat of unjust intervention and partition during the First World War, which was only repulsed by our refusal to recognize an unjust dismemberment and partition of our homeland. In this spirit, I welcome the prospect of forging a new chapter in Turkish–Polish relations—one rooted not merely in remembrance, but in shared purpose. I am pleased to accept your invitation to Warsaw. Let us begin the process of renewing and reestablishing diplomatic and economic ties that will serve both our peoples. I am especially encouraged by your proposal for a robust framework encompassing defense cooperation, industrial co-development, counterterrorism coordination, and economic recovery. Each of these is not only timely but essential to the rebuilding of democratic resilience across Eastern Europe. We welcome Poland’s commitment to support our transition and to act as a partner in ensuring that never again shall the curse of totalitarianism, be it communist or otherwise, find fertile ground in our nations. I also commend your vision of an Eastern European association. The concept of a democratic, cooperative regional bloc that champions open economies, national sovereignty, and collective security is one that Türkiye is prepared to explore with sincere interest. It would be my honor to lead a delegation to your capital in the coming weeks. I believe we can together chart a path toward a durable partnership, one that fosters peace, stability, and economic growth not only for our own peoples, but for the wider region that looks to us for leadership. Regards, Sümeyye Çakı Minister of Foreign Affairs Türkiye

 

[ManBear]

To: Sumeyye Caki, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jay

Subject: Re: Diplomatic Relations

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Minister Caki, Thank you for the kind words, Minister. I look forward to hosting your delegation within the Kingdom of Poland in the hopes of establishing a framework of friendship that continues far into the future. I believe there is an old Turkish proverb that aptly describes our current situation within the recent events of both of our nations. "Karanlıkta bir dostla yürümek, aydınlıkta tek başına yürümekten yeğdir". "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.". I believe that us coming together during these dark times will lead to a friendship that is built to last and be resilient against those who wish to bring our people harm and subjugate them under the iron fist of authoritarianism. I would like to change the venue of the talks to the city of Poznan, I do hope this does not effect your travel plans too much. While Warsaw would be the typical location for diplomatic talks, we feel Poznan would be a more neutral ground for such diplomatic talks that we are planning on hosting. With the recent terror attacks within Warsaw itself, the city of Poznan would make establishing a secure perimeter using local Policja forces as well as local military forces. Poznań–Ławica Airport would be the best place to fly into. We will have an armed escort that will escort you to the old Imperial Palace where there will be rooms made up for your delegation as well as food served three times a day alongside snacks during the talks. During downtime, we will provide armed escorts for any members of the delegation that wish to explore the city. I do believe there will be several exhibits at the Poznan International Fair over the next couple of months that may be of interest to members of your delegation. It is also one of the cultural capitals of Poland, being the first capital city of the old Kingdom before the partitions.

Kind Regards, Marek Kwiatkowski Minister of Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Poland

 

[Jay]

Dışişleri Bakanlığı Ministry of Foreign Affairs​

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[Recipient]: Marek Kwiatkowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs < ManBear > [Sender]: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye < SBÇakıMOFA@tr.gov > [Subject]: Confidential // Re-establishing Diplomatic Relations

Your Excellency, Indeed, to walk together through times of difficulty is to forge a bond stronger than any forged in comfort. I am confident that the partnership we now begin will endure, resilient against those who would seek to divide or diminish our peoples. I accept with appreciation your proposal to host the talks in the historic city of Poznań. Its significance as one of Poland’s great cultural capitals, as well as its practical advantages for ensuring the safety of our delegations, makes it a most suitable venue. I am confident that the atmosphere of Poznań will serve as an inspiration for the constructive work we are to undertake. Given the security situation you have outlined, I must respectfully request that a detachment of the Republic of Türkiye’s armed police accompany me and the Turkish delegation during our visit. They will work in close coordination with the Polish Policja and your security services to ensure seamless protection, both for the talks and during any public engagements. I trust such arrangements will be compatible with your own security protocols. Our delegation will arrive prepared to engage substantively on the comprehensive agenda you have outlined, with the goal of producing a joint communiqué at the conclusion of the visit. I look forward to the fruitful and strategic discussions that await us in Poznań. Regards, Sümeyye Çakı Minister of Foreign Affairs Türkiye

 

[ManBear]

To: Sumeyye Caki; Minister of Foreign Affairs Jay

Subject: Re: Diplomatic Relations

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Minister Caki, I have discussed this issue with the Crown and the Office of State Protection at length and it has been decided to allow a small detachment of your armed police to assist in security and protection during the diplomatic engagement. The number will be limited to ten armed police from the General Directorate of Security for exclusive purpose of providing security to the Turkish delegation. The Office of State Protection, under approval by the Crown, has issued the following orders for the Armed Police attachment: All Turkish protective personnel shall operate under the direct coordination and supervision of the OSP’s Diplomatic Protection Bureau. Turkish personnel may carry sidearms only, in accordance with the weapons specifications approved by the Ministry of the Interior. Firearms shall be loaded but safety-engaged at all times, save for imminent defense of life. No independent law enforcement or investigative action shall be undertaken by Turkish personnel on Polish soil. Operational activity shall be confined to: a. The delegation’s accommodations. b. Official venues of state meetings. c. Approved transit routes between such locations. During their stay within Poland they will be offered the same level of legal protection has embassy security staff as according to the Global Assembly Resolution on International Diplomacy but it will be limited to lawful discharges of their protective duties. Any use of force or security incident shall be immediately reported to OSP Command Post for joint assessment and resolution. We have assigned a Senior Security Liaison Officer to the Turkish detail during your stay here. I feel I must reiterate that all protective operations within the Kingdom of Poland remain vested with the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and executed through the Office of State Protection and the Royal Guards. We await your arrival at the Poznan-Lawica Airport alongside the rest of the Turkish delegation.

Kind Regards, Marek Kwiatkowski Minister of Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Poland

 

[Jay]

Dışişleri Bakanlığı Ministry of Foreign Affairs​

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[Recipient]: Marek Kwiatkowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs < ManBear > [Sender]: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye < SBÇakıMOFA@tr.gov > [Subject]: Confidential //

Your Excellency I extend my sincere appreciation for the security arrangements. The coordination between the General Directorate of Security and the Office of State Protection will, I am confident, ensure the safety and efficiency of the forthcoming engagement. I look forward to my visit to the Kingdom of Poland and to the opportunity to further strengthen the cordial relations between our two nations. The terms you have outlined are fully acceptable to the Republic of Türkiye. However, I would respectfully request the addition of a fourth operational provision to the approved parameters: that leisure visits undertaken by myself whilst in Poznań, in coordination with my assigned Polish security detail, be included within the permissible scope of movement and protection. I trust this addition will present no difficulty, and I remain grateful for the professionalism and courtesy extended by your government in facilitating this engagement. Regards, Sümeyye Çakı Minister of Foreign Affairs Türkiye

Sümeyye had spent the past week in Ankara in an almost unbroken stream of briefings, courtesy calls, and working lunches in preparation for her journey to the Kingdom of Poland. Now, as the first light of a cold, pale dawn touched the capital, she moved quietly about her bedroom, selecting the last items for her suitcase. Her teenage son, still in his pyjamas, appeared in the doorway with a stack of folded scarves and a small leather-bound notebook he knew she liked to carry on foreign trips. She smiled, taking them from him, and slipped the notebook into her handbag. "Teşekkürler Cezmi" She said, giving him a kiss on the head.

Her husband sat propped up in bed with a heavy wool blanket drawn across his lap, reading through a sheaf of papers. He set them aside to take her suitcase down the wide, carpeted stairs, while she remained to check the final contents of her document folder, official communiqués, briefing notes, and draft treaties.

The February wind pressed against the windows, carrying with it the scent of rain. She slept little that night, lying beside her husband, listening to the faint hiss of radiators and the soft rustle of pages as he read. Sometime after midnight, he placed his book on the nightstand and switched off the light.

At six, the Çakı household stirred to life. Their two children prepared for school while she moved between the kitchen and hallway, exchanging a few light-hearted words with them over warm bread and tea. At the breakfast table, the conversation drifted from lessons and weekend plans to her imminent departure. She explained that she would be away only a few days and she would bring back chocolate if they behaved.

The driver from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs arrived as the children were bundled into their coats and sent off to school. Her husband accompanied her to the airport, where the ministry had readied a sleek Airbus A319CJ, its fuselage marked with the Turkish flag.

Rain beaded the polished tarmac as she and her small delegation ascended the mobile staircase. Inside the cabin, the atmosphere was warm, hushed, and faintly perfumed with strong coffee. As the aircraft climbed into the low clouds, she turned her attention to the files spread before her.

The discussion with her aides centered on the framework of the upcoming talks: the establishment of a trade agreement, potential technology-sharing agreements, visa and trade liberalization, the PAK/PKK threat, and most interestingly, an Eastern European League.

She listened, asked pointed questions, and noted each response in the margins of her papers. The focus of the Prime Minister was likely to build a Mediterranean organization building upon the foundational success with the previous Spanish government under Prime Minister Sanchez. The proposed Eastern European League had changed much of the conversations held back at the Ministry and a growing split of a Mediterranean-focused or an Eastern European focus was growing.

Beyond commerce and protocol, the conversations touched on strategic considerations, the growing Polish interest in co-development projects with Turkish firms, Warsaw’s growing interests in Ankara’s defense exports, and the emerging security threat that the recent bombings in Poland raised.

When the conversation waned, she leaned back and gazed through the oval window at the blanket of cloud below.

Hours later, as the aircraft began its descent toward Poznań–Ławica Airport, the minister collected her things. On the tarmac, embassy staff from Warsaw, and a modest detachment of armed police from the Cabinet Protection Service of the GDB integrated with the OSP liaison team.

The door opened to the cold air of western Poland. Sümeyye stepped down with her chief of staff, offering a measured smile and an outstretched hand to the senior Polish representative. Beyond the cordon, three black Mercedes S-Class sedans waited with their engines running. Once the formal greetings concluded, she stepped into the middle car. The small convoy eased away from the airport, bound for the heart of Poznań and the beginning of her visit.

 

[ManBear]

To: Sumeyye Caki; Minister of Foreign Affairs Jay

Subject: Re: Diplomatic Relations

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Minister Caki, I do not see any issue having the Turkish security detail being applied to leisure visits as long as it complies to Polish Law and Poland's own security detail is involved in all unplanned visits. Any unplanned leisure visits will be required to be coordinated through the Polish Office of State Protection Liaison to insure protection can be assured during transit and the actual leisure activity. We also want to insure the everyday lives of Polish citizens are not effected by these leisure visits anymore than necessary.

Kind Regards, Marek Kwiatkowski Minister of Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Poland

February, 2007 - Imperial Castle, Poznan, Poland

With the cold February weather outside, it seemed that the heating elements of the Imperial Palace were working overtime to insure that the building remained a comfortable 21 degrees celsius inside while the freezing 1 degree celsius buffeted those outside. The Pole's inside the building knew that the cold outside was deadly to those who were unprepared and thus all had heavy woolen coats and gloves near their work space in case that had to leave in a hurry. Marek, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, had taken the precaution of bringing extra jackets and gloves for the Turkish delegation just in case that had been unprepared for the freezing temperatures of the Polish winter. Roughly twenty minutes before their expected arrival, the Foreign Minister would don his own winter weather gear before having assistants gather the additional clothing to give to the Turks.

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February, 2007 - Poznań–Ławica Airport, Poznan, Poland

Awaiting the Turkish delegation on the tarmac of the international airport that served Poznan, was a group of trained personal protection agents from the Office of State Protection. The lead agent, made the liaison officer by his superiors, was Special Agent Augustyn Kozłowski. With over a decade of experience as a Protection Agent, he was the clear choice to lead the protection team and act as liaison with the Turkish security team. Accompanying the Turkish embassy vehicles were four armored Mercedes-Benz S600s bought for the OSP some time ago. Each S600 had an FB Beryl-Mini rifle mounted to the passenger side of the center console and three magazines within the glovebox. Each boot of the car had additional body armor and additional ammunition for both their Glock 19 pistols and FB Beryl-Mini rifles in case of a protracted siege as seen earlier in the month in Warsaw. BOA had been informed of the arrival of the Turkish delegation and a QRF team had been placed on standby for the entire duration, rotating out every eight hours to maintain operational readiness, in case of an attack on delegation staff during their visit.

As the Turkish delegation disembarked from the aircraft, Special Agent Kzolowski would step forward and greet the Turkish Foreign Minister alongside an agent to translate to Turkish. "Your excellency, my name is Special Agent Augustyn Kozlowski and I'll be your liaison with the Office of State Protection and other Polish security forces. I'll also be your Executive Protection Agent or EPO. During your visit within Poland your callsign will be Amber. You will hear me refer to you as such instead of your name during your visit, I felt you should know this so as to not cause any unease or tension. This will also be relayed to your own security team so they will understand that the callsign refers to you when we use it." He would motion for her to begin her transit to the Turkish vehicles awaiting her team. "Your security detail will be primarily made up of Office of State Protection agents during your stay with a quick reaction force from the local BOA which will have heavily armored vehicles. Each OSP vehicle is equipped with armor to protect from small arms and small improvised explosive devices, in case you would rather ride in one of our vehicles during your visit."

Upon arriving at whichever vehicle the foreign minister wished to ride in, Special Agent Kozlowksi would open the door for the Foreign Minister and allow her to enter before closing the door and to his own vehicle.

"Amber is on the move to primary location." He held his wrist up to his mouth as he talked to inform the rest of team and dispatch to let them know they were on the move. Anyone listening in would not know where they were headed unless they had been leaked the itinerary of the visit.

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February, 2007 - Imperial Castle, Poznan, Poland

Snow dusted the ground and the rooftops of the city as the foreign delegation drove through the city under heavy guard from both OSP vehicles. They had opted to not use local Policja vehicles with lights activated to keep from drawing attention to themselves during this initial transit through the city. They had made plans for future use of local Policja forces during leisure visits and other state planned visits to insure safety was secured for the Turkish minister.

The small convoy would enter the premise of the Imperial Castle through the Kościuszki st portcullis entrance where there would be met by Poland's own Minister of Foreign Affairs with several assistants in tow with additional woolen coats bearing a Turkish lapel pin and Polish lapel pin on opposite collars. Marek and a Turkish translator stepped forward to greet the Turkish Minister with hand outstretched in offering.

"Minister Caki, thank you so much for making the time to visit us. I do apologize for the cold but I have to say, there is not much I find more beautiful than Poznan under the weight of snow. There is something ethereal and serene about it. I won't keep you out here, though. Please accept these meager tokens of our friendship while we head inside." He motioned towards the heavy coats before motioning for the Turkish delegation to join him inside.

Once inside, the Turkish delegation would find themselves walking on marble floors with a Byzantine-style decoration on the walls and ceiling. As they made their way towards the conference room, Marek would give them a brief history lesson.

"Originally the style of the Imperial Castle was done in a new-romanesque but were removed during world war two during the Nazi occupation where it was redone in the Byzantine style you see for yourself. It was originally finished in 1910 for the German Emperor Wilhelm II. After the Nazi invasion and annexation of Greater Poland in 1939, the Imperial Castle was made into the resident of Adolf Hitler and the head of the Wartheland of Poland , Arthur Greiser, used the building during his tenure here. In 1945 during the soviet occupation the castle was temporarily used to house German POWs and as a barracks for the Polish People's Army. As you explore the palace you will see certain German symbology from this time. We haven't yet removed them as a way to show the history of this place. Your apartments," he motioned towards the stairs, "will be on the second floor. You will have free reign to explore the Castle during your stay with us. Our talks will occur in the old throne room that we have since converted into a cinema room. We have made some alterations to it for our diplomatic talks to insure everyone is comfortable. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me or my chief of staff but I will allow you to retire to your rooms and rest. If you require anything to eat or drink, one of my assistants will relay orders to the kitchen where food will be prepared for you. If you wish to eat somewhere outside the Palace, please contact your Liaison officer."

Jay

 

[Jay]

The air was crisp as Sümeyye stepped from the aircraft and onto the waiting staircase. The Polish tarmac stretched wide as Sümeyye looked left and then right as she took it in. There was a quiet thrill stirring within her chest as she descended the stairs and began her first international trip. It was one thing to write emails to other diplomats and another to actually practice the art of diplomacy.

At the foot of the stairs stood a tall, clean-cut officer, his overcoat buttoned high, flanked by a line of men, when Sümeyye reached the bottom of the stairs she gave him a polite hellow as he introduced himself. Sümeyye adjusted her scarf as she followed Agent Kozłowski to the motorcade. She listened as the Polish man spoke before taking the time to introduce Colonel Demir, her chief of security. She looked at the translator as she spoke in Turkish. "Special Agent Kozłowski, this is Colonel Demir of our police forces. He is the head of my security detail, and I hope you two will be able to work together to make this trip a success." She said with a smile, glancing at the black Mercedes lined.

"Thank you, Special Agent," Sümeyye said as she slipped into the back seat of the middle vehicle. She could not help but feel the anticipation as she took her seat. Poland was the first step in proving the Prime Minister’s vision of a new Turkish role in Europe, and tonight she intended to play her part well.

As they passed through the city and entered the Imperial Castle, Sümeyye gave a warm smile, seeing the snow dusted palace. Entering through the Kościuszki st portcullis entrance, Sümeyye gave Marek Kwiatkowski a kind smile as she accepted his hand. "Thank you Minister, it is a pleasure to be here," Sümeyye said as she followed Marek and the Polish delegation through the building. The Turkish delegation followed behind their minister as they escaped the cold for the warm interior of the Castle.

Sümeyye listened as Marek explained the history of the castle, and she appreciated the latitude they had been given to explore the palace. As the two spoke, her delegation set up their rooms inside the second floor, with the security detail conducting a sweep of the rooms to ensure no intelligence devices were lingering before setting up their encrypted communication system back to Ankara.

Sümeyye thanked Marek before she joined her delegation upstairs to refresh for a little bit before their talks. The Turks would wait for their Polish counterparts to be ready before joining them down at the old throne room."

ManBear

 

[ManBear]

Two hours after their arrival in the Castle the Turkish delegation would receive word that the Polish team was ready for the meeting to begin should they feel up for it. Should they, they would be given free reign to travel to the designated meeting room, the former throne room.

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The meeting room would be elegantly decorated and feature a portrait of the King of Poland at the head of the table, though no chairs were present at either end of the table, done so to signify all were equals at the table. Serving pitchers full of water were situated strategically on the table alongside empty glasses to allow members to fill their glass as they wanted. Each glass was free of smudging and placing delicately and precisely on the table showing Poland's attention to detail long before the meeting was intended to take place. Situated on one side of the table were Polish members of the government with name plates that also held their title and what Ministry they belonged to. In front of each chair, microphones were placed with buttons labels in Polish and Turkish to show the unmute and mute buttons. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Infrastructure and Economy, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, Ministry of Education and Physical Fitness, and even a single representative from the newly founded Polish Defense Exports sat at the edge of the table. Sat in the center of the group of Polish officials and delegates was Marek Kwiatkowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs who was leading the Polish side of the meeting. Upon the entry of the Turkish delegation, the Polish side would all stand, to show their respect, and each offered their hands in greeting and would introduce themselves. They would allow their Turkish counterparts to sit before sitting themselves.

"Welcome to the Old Throne Room, ladies and gentlemen. I must advise you that microphones have been placed in the room in order to record our meeting for use by both of our governments. If you wish to make a statement not on the record or converse amongst yourselves privately, there are buttons for muting the microphones and unmuting them. Feel free to use them as you wish. If you do not wish for the meeting to be recorded, we can simply turn off the recording. But I feel it would be good for future relations between our governments and allow any failures in translation to be addressed immediately and in future meetings."

Once the Turkish delegation decided on whether to have the meeting record, Marek would continue.

"In the first message sent to your government we wish to formalize relations between our two nations once again and reestablish embassies within Warsaw and Ankara. It is the wish of His Majesty, the King of Poland, to officially recognize the democratic government of Turkey privately here and publicly via a statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon the conclusion of this meeting to be disseminated immediately to the press corps. In an effort of that we wish to reopen the Turkish embassy immediately at the former address of Ul. Rakowiecka 19, 02-517 Warszawa, Poland. We also wish to offer Consulates in Krakow and Poznan to be used for standard services such as visa support, passport issuance/renewal, notarial/legalization, civil registry, and emergency assistance. We would also like the Krakow Consulate to be used for assisting Turkish citizens, promoting cultural, educational, and trade relations.

In response we would like to reopen the Polish Embassy in Ankara while also establish a Consulate General in Istanbul and a Consulate in Bursa. We feel an equal number of Consulates promotes equality between our two governments while also showing the world that the new democratic government of Turkey is open to diplomacy to the world.

If this is acceptable, we should begin discussing how to promote tourism and trade between our two nations."

Jay

 

[Jay]

Sümeyye and her delegation followed their Polish hosts to the meeting room where they sat opposite their Polish counterparts, on the Turkish side of the table, where officials from the Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade, National Defense, the National Intelligence Organization, and the Prime Minister's office.

The Turkish officials tried their best to sit in front of their respective Polish counterparts but would otherwise take whatever free seats were available, while Sümeyye sat in front of her Polish counterpart and their host. As they took their seats, the Turks shook hands with their Polish counterparts and introduced themselves.

Sümeyye had a glass of sparkling water poured before taking small sips as Marek spoke and explained the room and its setup. The rest of the delegation had a mixture of juices and still or sparkling water.

"Thank you for the warm reception. I can say with a level of certainty it is a much-needed relief to the cold outside." Sümeyye said with a smile, making light of the cold winters in Poland. "We have no issues with the recording and ask that a copy be provided for our office." Sümeyye addressed the technical part before listening to Marek speak.

"Minister, allow me to say that Prime Minister Çiller appreciates Poland's strong determination in the face of political backlash by the communist regime to support the Turkish pro-democracy movement here. This strong support encouraged more resistance across Turks living in Germany, the Netherlands, and elsewhere in Europe." Sümeyye said as she looked around the room at the Poles sitting across here.

"It is my privilege to be the first Turkish official to visit Poland in over a decade, and I hope this will be the first of many. Before I respond to your proposals, please allow me to express my personal as well as my government's condemnation of the terrorist attacks that struck your nation. Know that the Turkish intelligence services are working to find the perpetrators of this deadly attack and their known accomplices with the goal of bringing them to justice."

"The Turkish people have faced the deadly cancer in our modern society of terrorism, which knows no religion, ideology, or creed besides terror and violence. The deadly attacks in Poland are daily occurrences in our homeland, especially in our Southeastern region. We are working tirelessly to bring back peace, but recognize the transnational nature of this terror threat emanating from our neighbors, Iraq and Syria. We are serious in fighting this mutual threat and hope to count Poland as a friend in our effort to vanquish our mutual foe." Sümeyye said, recognizing that the threat of terrorism was only going to become worse.

"As for your proposals to normalize diplomatic relations," Sümeyye said with a soft nod, "we are eager to restore our mutual diplomatic missions and accept the proposal without any reservation."

Sümeyye then had a document handed to the Poles, which was a proposed trade agreement. "We have taken the liberty of drafting a proposed agreement and hope you find it fair and a strong starting point."

ManBear

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Republic of Türkiye

Council of Ministers​

on the signing, of the Trade Agreement between the Republic of Türkiye, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Poland, of the other part

Having regard to the Trade Agreement between the parties as compliant with the requirements of the Government. Including a review by the Ministry of Government Legislation, deliberation by the State Council, and the International Legal Affairs Bureau, and a formal presentation of the agreement to the national assembly.

• (1) On March 13, 2007 the Council of Ministers authorized Her Excellency Prime Minister Çiller to negotiate a trade agreement with the Kingdom of Poland, hereinafter referred to as Poland, on behalf of the Republic of Türkiye, hereinafter referred to as Türkiye.
• (2) Those negotiations have been concluded and a Trade Agreement between Türkiye, of the one part, and Poland, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, was initiated on April 31, 2007.
• (3) It is appropriate to set out the relevant procedures for the protection of geographical indications which are given protection pursuant to the Agreement.
• (4) The parties should activate the procedures relating to limitations on duty drawback, safeguard, and dispute settlement whenever the conditions established in the relevant provisions of the Agreement are met. The rights of Türkiye provided for in Article 14 (Drawback of, or exemption from, customs duties) of the Protocol concerning the definition of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation of the Agreement should be exercised in accordance with the relevant provisions to be contained in the regulation, as agreed upon by the parties, implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the Turkish-Poland Trade Agreement.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing of the Trade Agreement between Türkiye and Poland is hereby approved by the National Assembly of Türkiye, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.

Article 2

Türkiye is hereby authorized to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of Türkiye, subject to its conclusion.

Article 3

The National Assembly shall conduct its due diligence and fact-finding missions pertaining to the terms of the agreement ahead of the effective date of the trade agreement and the entry into force of the protocols on the resolution

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

RECOGNIZING the need for trade relations as a means of developing longstanding and strong partnerships based on common principles and values of an open market and fair trade;

DESIRING to further develop a close economic relationship as part of and in a manner coherent with their overall relations, and convinced that this Agreement will create a new climate for the development of trade and investment between the Parties;

CONVINCED that this Agreement will create an expanded and secure market for goods and services and a stable and predictable environment for investment, thus enhancing the competitiveness of their firms in global markets;

REAFFIRMING their commitment to the Charter of the Global Assembly and the principles of cooperation and development;

REAFFIRMING their commitment to sustainable development and convinced of the contribution of international trade to sustainable development in its economic, social, and environmental dimensions, including economic development, poverty reduction, full and productive employment, and decent work for all as well as the protection and preservation of the environment and natural resources;

RECOGNIZING the right of the Parties to take measures necessary to achieve legitimate public policy objectives on the basis of the level of protection that they deem appropriate, provided that such measures do not constitute a means of unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade, as reflected in this Agreement;

RESOLVED to promote transparency as regards all relevant interested parties, including the private sector and civil society organizations;

DESIRING to raise living standards, promote economic growth and stability, create new employment opportunities, and improve the general welfare through expanding mutual trade and investment;

SEEKING to establish clear and mutually advantageous rules governing their trade and investment and to reduce or eliminate the barriers to mutual trade and investment;

RESOLVED to contribute to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade by removing obstacles to trade through this Agreement and to avoid creating new barriers to trade or investment between their territories that could reduce the benefits of this Agreement;

DESIRING to strengthen the development and enforcement of labor and environmental laws and policies, promote basic workers’ rights and sustainable development and implement this Agreement in a manner consistent with these objectives; and

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

CHAPTER ONE

OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS

Article 1.1

Objectives

1. The Parties hereby establish a free trade area on goods, services, establishment, and associated rules in accordance with this Agreement.

2. The objectives of this Agreement are:

• (a) to reduce barriers and facilitate trade in goods and services between the Parties, in conformity with general practices of fair trade;
• (b) to promote trade in services and investment between the Parties;
• (c) to promote competition in their economies, particularly as it relates to economic relations between the Parties;
• (d) to adequately and effectively protect intellectual property rights;
• (e) to contribute, by removing barriers to trade and by developing an environment conducive to increased investment flows, to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade;
• (f) to commit, in the recognition that sustainable development is an overarching objective, to the development of international trade in such a way as to contribute to the objective of sustainable development and strive to ensure that this objective is integrated and reflected at every level of the Parties’ trade relationship; and
• (g) to promote foreign direct investment without lowering or reducing environmental, labor, or occupational health and safety standards in the application and enforcement of environmental and labor laws of the Parties.

Article 1.2
General definitions

Throughout this Agreement, references to:

The Parties mean, on the one hand, the Republic of Türkiye (hereinafter referred to as Türkiye), and on the other hand, the Kingdom of Poland (hereinafter referred to as Poland);

The Agreement means the Trade Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between Türkiye and Poland

CHAPTER TWO

NATIONAL TREATMENT AND MARKET ACCESS FOR GOODS

SECTION A

Common provisions

Article 2.1

Objective

The Parties shall progressively and reciprocally lower barriers in trade over specified goods over a transitional period starting from the entry into force of this Agreement, in accordance with this Agreement

Article 2.2

Scope and Coverage

This chapter shall apply specifically to trade in goods between the Parties as follows.

(a) Final manufactured goods produced in Türkiye and/or assembled by companies registered in Türkiye, comprising:

Motor vehicles (cars, trucks) and automotive parts & accessories, machinery and mechanical appliances (including computers), electrical machinery and equipment, gems, precious metals and jewellery, textiles and apparel (including hand-woven rugs)

(b) Primary goods produced in Türkiye and/or extracted and refined by companies registered in Türkiye, comprising:

Mineral fuels and oils (refined petroleum products), precious stones and metals, iron and steel products, plastics and plastic articles (feedstocks and finished items), agricultural commodities (wheat, flour), and borates

(c) Final manufactured goods produced in Poland and/or assembled by companies registered in Poland, comprising:

Machinery and mechanical appliances (including nuclear reactors and boilers), electrical and electronic equipment, vehicles (other than railway or tramway) and automotive parts, plastics and plastic articles, furniture, lighting and prefabricated buildings, and articles of iron or steel

(d) Primary goods produced in Poland and/or extracted and shipped by companies registered in Poland, comprising:

mineral fuels and oils (distillation products), meat and edible meat offal, dairy products, cereals, flour and starch products, wood and articles of wood, copper, aluminum and other base metals, natural rubber and rubber products, and tobacco products

Article 2.3

Customs duty

For the purposes of this Chapter, a customs duty includes any duty or charge of any kind imposed on, or in connection with, the importation of a good, including any form of surtax or surcharge imposed on, or in connection with, such importation. It shall not include any:

(a) charge equivalent to an internal tax imposed in respect of the like domestic good or in respect of an article from which the imported good has been manufactured or produced in whole or in part;

(b) duty imposed pursuant to a Party’s law consistently with Chapter Three (Trade Remedies);

(c) fee or other charge imposed pursuant to a Party’s law consistently with Article 2.10;

Article 2.4

Classification of goods

The classification of goods in trade between the Parties shall be that set out in each Party’s respective tariff nomenclature, interpreted in conformity with the Harmonized System of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System

Elimination of customs duties

Article 2.5

Elimination of customs duties

1. Except as otherwise provided by the Agreement, each Party shall eliminate its customs duties on originating goods of the other Party in accordance with section A article 2.2.

2. As agreed upon by the two parties, Section A, Article 2.2, sub-article d, a quota rate appropriately determined by the parties' trade authorities shall be applied. The quota base shall be equivalent to the rate ofthe lowest tariffs applied to most-favored nation. That duty rate shall apply as regards trade covered by this Agreement if and for as long as the two parties maintain a quota basis for conducting trade under sub-article d of Section A.

3. Five years after the entry into force of this Agreement, on the request of either Party, the Parties shall consult to consider accelerating and broadening the scope of the elimination of customs duties on imports between them and expand Section A, Article 2.2. Scope and Coverage. Following such consultations, on the acceleration or broadening of the scope of the elimination of a customs duty on a good shall supersede any duty rate or staging category determined.

Article 2.6

Standstill

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither Party may increase any existing customs duty, or adopt any new customs duty, on an originating good of the other Party. This shall not preclude either Party from raising a customs duty to the minimum level agreed upon by this agreement following a unilateral reduction.

Article 2.7

Administration and implementation of tariff-rate quotas

1. Each Party shall ensure that:

• (a) its procedures for administering its tariff-rate quotas (herein referred to as TRQs) are transparent, made available to the public, timely, non-discriminatory, responsive to market conditions, minimally burdensome to trade, and reflect end-user preferences;
• (b) any person of a Party that fulfills the importing Party’s legal and administrative requirements shall be eligible to apply and to be considered for a TRQ allocation by the Party. Unless the Parties otherwise agree by decision of the Committee on Trade in Goods, any processor, retailer, restaurant, hotel, food service distributor or institution, or any other person is eligible to apply for, and to be considered to receive, a TRQ allocation. Any fees charged for services related to an application for a TRQ allocation shall be limited to the actual cost of the services rendered;
• (c) except as specified in Article 2.5 Clause 3, it does not allocate any portion of a TRQ to a producer group, condition access to a TRQ allocation on the purchase of domestic production, or limit access to a TRQ allocation to processors; and it allocates TRQs in commercially viable shipping quantities and, to the maximum extent possible, in the amounts that importers request.
• (d) each TRQ allocation shall be valid for any item or mixture of items subject to a particular TRQ, regardless of the item’s or mixture’s specification or grade, and shall not be conditioned on the item’s or mixture’s intended end-use or package size.

2. Each Party shall identify the entity responsible for administering its TRQs.

3. Each Party shall make every effort to administer its TRQs in a manner that allows importers to fully utilize TRQ quantities

4. Neither Party may condition application for, or utilization of, TRQ allocations on the re-export of a good.

SECTION C

Non-tariff measures

Article 2.8

National treatment

Each Party shall accord national treatment to goods of the other Party that are covered by this agreement.

Article 2.9

Import and export restrictions

Neither Party may adopt or maintain any prohibition or restriction other than duties, taxes, or other charges on the importation of any good of the other Party or on the exportation or sale for export of any good destined for the territory of the other Party.

Article 2.10

Fees and other charges on imports

Each Party shall ensure that all fees and charges of whatever character (other than customs duties and the items that are excluded from the definition of a customs duty under Article 2.3(a), (b) and (d)) imposed on, or in connection with, importation are limited in amount to the approximate cost of services rendered, are not calculated on an ad valorem basis, and do not represent an indirect protection to domestic goods or taxation of imports for fiscal purposes.

Article 2.11

Duties, taxes, or other fees and charges on exports

Neither Party may maintain or institute any duties, taxes, or other fees and charges imposed on, or in connection with, the exportation of goods to the other Party, or any internal taxes, fees and charges on goods exported to the other Party that are in excess of those imposed on like goods destined for internal sale.

SECTION D

Specific exceptions related to goods

Article 2.12

General exceptions

1. The Parties affirm that their existing rights and obligations under the Charter of the Global Assembly and organ agencies decisions, which are incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, shall not be considered a renegation on the terms of this agreement should a party be subject to export/import restrictions.

2. Where exceptional and critical circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information or examination impossible, the Party intending to take the measures may apply forthwith the precautionary measures necessary to deal with the situation and shall inform the other Party immediately thereof.

SECTION F

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND PARTS

Article 1

General Provisions

Recognizing the importance of aerospace products and parts for growth, employment, and trade for both Parties, the Parties confirm their shared objectives and principles, for these products:

• (a) ensuring full market access by elimination of tariffs and non-tariff obstacles to bilateral trade pursuant to this Agreement by the parties;
• (b) promoting the compatibility of regulations based on international standards;
• (c) establishing competitive market conditions based on principles of openness, non-discrimination, and transparency;
• (d) securing the protection of human health, safety, and environment; and
• (e) enhancing cooperation to foster continued mutually beneficial development in trade.

Article 2

Regulatory convergence

1. The Parties recognize that the global standards on Harmonization of Aerospace Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the ‘AER.29’), is the relevant international standard-setting body for the products covered by this Annex.

Article 3

Market access

Poland shall allow on its market the products originating or assembled by companies registered in Türkiye, in accordance with this Agreement:

(a) Poland shall accept any product that complies with the requirements listed in this agreement or as mutually recognized by both parties as complying with the corresponding provisions of the applicable Polish technical regulations;

Türkiye shall allow on its market the products originating or assembled by companies registered in Poland, in accordance with this Agreement:

(a) Türkiye shall accept any product that complies with the requirements listed in this agreement or as mutually recognized by both parties as complying with the corresponding provisions of the applicable Turkish technical regulations;

CHAPTER THREE

TRADE REMEDIES

SECTION A

Bilateral safeguard measures

Article 3.1

Application of a bilateral safeguard measure

1. If, as a result of the reduction or elimination of customs duty under this Agreement, originating goods of a Party are being imported into the territory of the other Party in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to a domestic industry producing like or directly competitive goods, the importing Party may adopt measures to safeguard the respective industry/good.

2. The importing Party may take a bilateral safeguard measure which:

(a) suspends further reduction of the rate of customs duty on the goods concerned provided for under this Agreement; or

(b) increases the rate of customs duty on the goods to a level which does not exceed the lesser of:

• (i) the MFN applied rate of customs duty on the good in effect at the time the measure is taken;

Article 3.2
Conditions and limitations

1. A Party shall notify the other Party in writing of the initiation of an investigation and consult with the other Party as far in advance of applying a bilateral safeguard measure as practicable, with a view to reviewing the information arising from the investigation and exchanging views on the measure.

2. A Party shall apply bilateral safeguard measures only following an investigation by its competent authorities.

3. Each Party shall ensure that its competent authorities complete any such investigation within one year of its date of initiation.

4. Neither party may apply a bilateral safeguard measure:

• (a) except to the extent, and for such time, as may be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and to facilitate adjustment;
• (b) for a period exceeding two years, except that the period may be extended by up to two years if the competent authorities of the importing Party determine, in conformity with the procedures specified in this Article, that the measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and to facilitate adjustment and that there is evidence that the industry is adjusting, provided that the total period of application of a safeguard measure, including the period of initial application and any extension thereof, shall not exceed four years; or
• (c) beyond the expiration of the transition period, except with the consent of the other Party.

Article 3.3

Provisional measures

In critical circumstances where delay would cause damage that would be difficult to repair, a Party may apply a bilateral safeguard measure on a provisional basis pursuant to a preliminary determination that there is clear evidence that imports of an originating good from the other Party have increased as the result of the reduction or elimination of a customs duty under this Agreement, and such imports cause serious injury, or threat thereof, to the domestic industry. The duration of any provisional measure shall not exceed 200 days. The Party shall promptly refund any tariff increases if the investigation does not result in a finding that the requirements of Article 3.1 are met.

Article 3.4

Compensation

1. A Party applying a bilateral safeguard measure shall consult with the other Party in order to mutually agree on appropriate trade liberalizing compensation in the form of concessions having substantially equivalent trade effects or equivalent to the value of the additional duties expected to result from the safeguard measure. The Party shall provide an opportunity for such consultations no later than 30 days after the application of the bilateral safeguard measure.

2. If the consultations do not result in an agreement within 90 days after the consultations begin, the Party whose goods are subject to the safeguard measure may suspend the application of substantially equivalent concessions to the Party applying the safeguard measure.

3. The right of suspension referred to in the Paragraph shall not be exercised for the first 24 months during which a bilateral safeguard measure is in effect, provided that the safeguard measure conforms to the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION D

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties

Article 3.5

General Provisions

1. The Parties agree that anti-dumping and countervailing duties should be used in full compliance with the relevant international requirements and should be based on a fair and transparent system as regards proceedings affecting goods originating in the other Party. For this purpose, the Parties shall ensure, immediately after any imposition of provisional measures and in any case before the final determination, full and meaningful disclosure of all essential facts and considerations which form the basis for the decision to apply measures without prejudice. Disclosures shall be made in writing, and allow interested parties sufficient time to make their comments.

2. In order to ensure the maximum efficiency in handling anti-dumping or countervailing duty investigations, and in particular considering the adequate right of defense, the use of English shall be accepted by the Parties for documents filed in anti-dumping or countervailing duty investigations. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent Türkiye or Poland from requesting a clarification written in Turkish or Polish if:

(a) the meaning of the documents filed is not deemed reasonably clear by the Parties’ investigating authorities for the purposes of the anti-dumping or countervailing duty investigation; and

(b) the request is strictly limited to the part which is not reasonably clear for the purposes of the anti-dumping or countervailing duty investigation.

3. Provided that it does not unnecessarily delay the conduct of the investigation, interested parties shall be granted the opportunity to be heard in order to express their views during the anti-dumping or countervailing duty investigations.

Article 3.6

Notification

1. After receipt by a Party’s competent authorities of a properly documented anti-dumping application with respect to imports from the other Party, and no later than 15 days before initiating an investigation, the Party shall provide written notification to the other Party of its receipt of the application.

2. After receipt by a Party’s competent authorities of a properly documented countervailing duty application with respect to imports from the other Party, and before initiating an investigation, the Party shall provide written notification to the other Party of its receipt of the application and afford the other Party a meeting to consult with its competent authorities regarding the application.

Article 3.7

Consideration of public interests

The Parties shall endeavor to consider the public interests before imposing an anti-dumping or countervailing duty.

Article 3.8

Lesser duty rule

Should a Party decide to impose an anti-dumping or countervailing duty, the amount of such duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping or countervailable subsidies, and it should be less than the margin if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic industry.

Article 3.9

Dispute settlement

Neither Party may have recourse to dispute settlement for any matter arising under this Section.

CHAPTER FOUR

TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE

Article 4.1

Affirmation of the principles of technical Barriers to Trade

The Parties affirm their existing rights and obligations with respect to each other under the principles on reducing technical barriers to trade which are incorporated into and made part of this Agreement.

Article 4.2

Marking and labeling

1. The Parties note that a technical regulation may include or deal exclusively with marking or labeling requirements, and agree that where their technical regulations contain mandatory marking or labeling, they will observe that technical regulations should not be prepared with a view to, or with the effect of, creating unnecessary obstacles to international trade, and should not be more trade restrictive than necessary to fulfill a legitimate objective.

2. In Particular, the Parties agree that were Party requires mandatory marking or labeling of products:

(a) the Party shall endeavor to minimize its requirements for marking or labeling other than marking or labeling relevant to consumers or users of the product. Where labeling for other purposes, for example, for fiscal purposes is required, such a requirement shall be formulated in a manner that is not more trade restrictive than necessary to fulfill a legitimate objective;

(b) the Party may specify the form of labels or markings, but shall not require any prior approval, registration or certification in this regard. This provision is without prejudice to the right of the Party to require prior approval of the specific information to be provided on the label or marking in the light of the relevant domestic regulation;

(c) where the Party requires the use of a unique identification number by economic operators, the Party shall issue such number to the economic operators of the other Party without undue delay and on a non-discriminatory basis; amd

(d) the Party shall remain free to require that the information on the marks or labels be in a specified language. The simultaneous use of other languages shall not be prohibited, provided that, either the information provided in the other languages shall be identical to that provided in the specified language, or that the information provided in the additional language shall not constitute a deceptive statement regarding the product.

3. Notwithstanding this agreement recognizes cultural and religious exceptions covering types of food consumed and ensuring the necessary labels that conform with the religious requirements of the respective communities.

Article 4.3

Market access

1. With respect to market access through the Cross-border supply of services, each Party shall accord to services and service suppliers of the other Party treatment no less favorable than that provided for under the terms, limitations and conditions agreed and specified in the specific commitments made by the Parties.

2. In sectors where market access commitments are undertaken, the measures which a Party shall not adopt or maintain either on the basis of a regional subdivision or on the basis of its entire territory,are defined as:

• (a) limitations on the number of service suppliers whether in the form of numerical quotas, monopolies, exclusive service suppliers or the requirement of an economic needs test (9);
• (b) limitations on the total value of service transactions or assets in the form of numerical quotas or the requirement of an economic needs test; and
• (c) limitations on the total number of service operations or on the total quantity of service output expressed in the terms of designated numerical units in the form of quotas or the requirement of an economic needs test (10).

CHAPTER FIVE

Article 5.1

Rules of interpretation

Any arbitration panel shall interpret the provisions referred to in Article 14.2 in accordance with customary rules of interpretation of public international law, including those codified in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Where an obligation under this Agreement is identical to an obligation under the proceeding GATT Agreements, the arbitration panel shall adopt an interpretation which is consistent with any relevant interpretation established in rulings of the Dispute Settlement Body (hereinafter referred to as the ‘DSB’). The rulings of the arbitration panel cannot add to or diminish the rights and obligations provided for in the provisions referred to in Article 14.2.

Article 5.2

Arbitration panel decisions and rulings

1. The arbitration panel shall make every effort to take any decision by consensus. Where, nevertheless, a decision cannot be arrived at by consensus, the matter at issue shall be decided by majority vote. In no case shall dissenting opinions of arbitrators be published.

2. Any ruling of the arbitration panel shall be binding on the Parties and shall not create any rights or obligations for natural or legal persons. The ruling shall set out the findings of fact, the applicability of the relevant provisions of this Agreement, and the basic rationale behind any findings and conclusions that it makes. The Trade Committee shall make the arbitration panel rulings publicly available in its entirety unless it decides not to do so.

SECTION D

General Provisions

Article 5.3

List of arbitrators

1. The Trade Committee shall, no later than six months after the entry into force of this Agreement, establish a list of 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators. Each Party shall propose five individuals to serve as arbitrators. The Parties shall also select five individuals who are not nationals of either Party and shall act as a chairperson to the arbitration panel. The Trade Committee will ensure that the list is always maintained at this level.

Security exceptions

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed:

• (a) to require any Party to furnish any information, the disclosure of which it considers contrary to its essential security interests;
• (b) to prevent any Party from taking any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests:
  • (i) connected with the production of or trade in arms, munitions, or war material or relating to economic activities carried out directly or indirectly for the purpose of provisioning a military establishment;
  • (ii) relating to fissionable and fusionable materials or the materials from which they are derived; or
  • (iii) taken in time of war or other emergency in international relations; or
• (c) to prevent any Party from taking any action in order to carry out its international obligations for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security.
  

Article 5.4
Entry into force

1. This Agreement shall be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures.

2. This Agreement shall enter into force 60 days after the date the Parties exchange written notifications certifying that they have completed their respective applicable legal requirements and procedures or on such other date as the Parties may agree.

3. Either Party immediately takes appropriate measures in accordance with international law in case of denunciation of this Agreement not sanctioned by the general rules of international law.

Article 5.5

Relation with other agreements

1. The present Agreement shall be an integral part of the overall bilateral relations.

2. The Parties agree that nothing in this Agreement requires them to act in a manner inconsistent with their obligations under the Global Assembly.

Article 5.6

Territorial application

1. This Agreement shall be provisionally applied from the first day of the month following the date on which Türkiye and Poland have notified each other of the completion of their respective relevant procedures.

2. In the event that certain provisions of this Agreement cannot be provisionally applied, the Party which cannot undertake such a provisional application shall notify the other Party of the provisions which cannot be provisionally applied. Provided the other Party has completed the necessary procedures and does not object to the provisional application within 10 days of the notification that certain provisions cannot be provisionally applied, the provisions of this Agreement which have not been notified shall be provisionally applied on the first day of the month following the notification.

4. A Party may terminate a provisional application by written notice to the other Party. Such termination shall take effect on the first day of the month following notification.

5. Where this Agreement, or certain provisions thereof, is provisionally applied, the term ‘entry into force of this Agreement’ shall be understood to mean the date of provisional application.

Article 5.7
Duration

1. This Agreement shall be valid indefinitely.

2. Either Party may notify in writing the other Party of its intention to denounce this Agreement.

3. The denunciation will take effect nine months after the notification.

Article 5.8

Fulfillment of obligations

1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfill their obligations under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are attained.

2. The Agreement shall apply to the territories in which are recognized as part of Poland by the Global Assembly, on the one hand, and to the territories of Türkiye which are recognized by the Global Assembly on the other hand.

3. These provisions concerning the tariff treatment of goods, this Agreement shall also apply to those areas of the respective parties' customs territory.

Article 5.8

Authentic texts

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in Enlish, Turkish, and Polish, all languages being equally authentic.