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Andrew, on the other hand, is pretty sure he gets it.

"We've also been shown to have common enemies in the past, and Victor von Doom knows we're opening our doors far more than in the past.
That said, because Victor von Doom has so far been unwilling to engage with the U.N., any kind of open contract with him beyond basic trade agreements is going to make a lot of nations very nervous. If he will not risk subjecting himself to international sanction should it be deemed necessary, mutual protection treaties would set us back a long way with a number of nations. As such, on what he's offering, specifically, I'm going to have to recommend to my grandfather against signing any of this.

That said... you may tell Dr. Doom that we are, however, interested in approaching a three-way trade agreement, which may include agricultural resources, labor exchange and scientific trade agreements. We are, admittedly, very interested in Latveria's applied sciences.

If someone came to try and kick his doors in, as they have in the past - who knows why they might have done so. And we would be obligated to come to his defense, whether against SHIELD, the U.S., the European Union... and given his past, we cannot risk that... but may we willing to discuss point-by-point defense pacts against specific aggressors, risk factors or terrorist powers if we can sign a mutully agreeable diplomatic trade treaty first.

Specifically - you may tell Dr. von Doom that his reputation has made us cautious about handing him everything he wants... but if he's willing to bring Symkaria to the table to discuss a three way trade and anti-terrorist agreement - we'll be waiting for a time and place. I can have the agreement drawn up by this afternoon."

He's pretty sure Dr. Doom is not going to be happy with take it or leave it. But they approached under the umbrella of negotiations - so there's his counter-offer.