Third Conference of the Great Powers' Club

The Third Conference of the Great Powers' Club took place in 61 AEE. It was attended by Ramesses X of Egypt, Suppiluliuma IV of Hatti, Mutakkil-Nusku of Assyria, and Marduk-apla-iddina II of Karduniash. The kings convened in Nineveh, the second largest city of Assyria. By the time of this conference the two main factions - the Hattusa-Babylon Axis and the Triple Alliance - had already formed and so it became more difficult to reach common ground between all four members, but some progress continued to be made. 
Such agreements were signed:
* A new naval treaty was signed, dividing maritime areas between Egypt, Hatti, and the Mycenaean Confederation in the Mediterranean Sea.
* The Arabian Desert was divided into zones of influence of each kingdom, mostly for mining and hunting rights, as everyone was still free to traverse any area of the desert.
* The Reduced Slavery Act was initiated, limiting the number of slaves in each of the major kingdoms to 6% and obliging them to improve the conditions of the slaves. Also, the target goal of 5% slaves was set to 71 AEE.
Several proposals failed:
* Official recognition of Alashiya as a puppet kingdom of Hatti (proposed by Hatti, supported by Karduniash, opposed by Egypt and Assyria).
* Inclusion of the Mycenaean Confederation into the Great Powers' Club in exchange for recognition of Alashiya as a puppet kingdom of Hatti (proposed by Egypt, supported by Assyria, opposed by Hatti and Karduniash).
* The creation of a unified border patrol force in the east, to protect against barbarians from the Zagros Mountains (proposed by Karduniash, supported by Hatti, opposed by Egypt and Assyria).
The next conference was decided to be held in the Egyptian city of Byblos in 66 AEE.
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