The other nation Requests Renewal of Non-Aggression Pact

We have historically enjoyed very friendly relations with the other nation as we have considered each other as like-minded anti-imperialists, however ties have gotten frostier over the past few years. In an attempt to thaw relations between our two countries, their leader has suggested a renewal of the fallow non-aggression pact that we signed so many years ago. We should look at this olive branch as a sign that the other nation could be open to deeper levels of cooperation in the near future, however our leader has also made no secret of his coveting for the Turkish Straits. We must decide which is the more preferable option: a willing their ally, or a their vassal.