Causing trouble for Prussia was merely something Franz did in passing. The Austrian Government would not pour too many resources into it; the most important thing now was still domestic development.
As the Prusso-Danish War erupted once more, the Russo-Austrian negotiations also came to an end. After nearly half a year of effort, the two countries had finally reached an agreement on their respective interests.
On March 21, 1849, Wessenberg, the Austrian ambassador to Russia, and Karl Nesselrode, Russia's foreign minister, signed the Russo-Austrian Trade Agreement in Saint Petersburg.
The treaty stipulated:
1. The two countries would grant each other most-favored-nation treatment, and tariffs on commercial exchanges could not exceed those imposed on third countries;
2. The two countries would form a strategic trade partnership and abide by the principles of free trade; (if either party went to war with a third country, trade between the two would continue as normal)
3. ...
These rather hastily drafted commercial agreements were clearly not the result of half a year of effort by both governments. What truly mattered to both sides were the secret pacts they had signed, including the Russo-Austrian Military Alliance and the Russo-Austrian Division of Spheres of Influence.
The Russo-Austrian Military Alliance stipulated:
1. From the date of the treaty's signing, the two countries would formally enter into a military alliance;
2. If either party suffered foreign military invasion, it would be regarded as a joint declaration of war against both countries;
3. When either party declared war on a third country, it could request aid from the other, including material aid and military assistance;
4. ...
Without question, the Russo-Austrian Military Alliance was a continuation of the Berlin Convention, and had even gone a step further—only Prussia was no longer among the signatories.
Because of the Prusso-Danish War,