Luna Accords

The Luna Accords were a series of agreements and plans agreed to on August 4, 2556 on Luna. They were formalized between the United Earth Government, through the United Nations Space Command, and the Concord of Reconciliation. Staff of the Phoenix Initiative were invited as observers. The Accords touched upon a wide variety of topics including but not limited to: commerce, academics, security, and technology.

History
On March 1, 2553, the Treaty of Arusha was signed. Despite the landmark signing, ambiguities and overall uncertainty existed surrounding Joint Occupation Zones. On top of mounting pressures to expand the scope of the Treaty, an offensive by Truth-loyalists on the Alpha Halo JO Zone in 2555 forced each side to actively seek to reform the system. Both sides agreed to renegotiate and crystalize more of their working relationship regarding the JO Zones and elsewhere.

Terms

 * The way in which Joint Occupation Zones are administered is to be changed. A few more zones are to be added to the list. A provision has been included that assumes from this point forward, any and all newly found Halo Installations and their related facilities will be automatically considered as Joint Occupation Zones.
 * Both parties will allow small groups of universities to study certain non-military technologies and conduct sociological studies of some societies contained within both parties. On the technology side; the University of New Phoenix will be allowed to study a prototype assembly forge in orbit of Earth, and the College of the Golden Seal will receive a complete set of JOTUN branded fully autonomous farming vehicles and related suites/equipment.
 * The Concord are to begin paying for reparations, non-monetarily. This will begin with assisting in the construction of a replacement space tether at the Earth location of Aranuka.
 * Both parties will reconvene at later dates for the negotiation of:
 * The establishment of: a joint council to help manage standardized measurement conversions.
 * The possible creation of: a joint commerce council to help facilitate trade between the two groups and a special mission from the UEG to assist in the study of certain archaeological sites in Concord territory.
 * Anything previously agreed upon in the Treaty of Arusha and not changed in these Accords, carries forward.