I mean in speaking terms.
I will say, for example, "Would you like to ally? I have demilitarized Galicia with Russia, so I don't think he'll be much of a problem. I think that, for the current circumstances, it would be very beneficial if we worked together, since Italy is planning a Lepanto, coupled with an invasion of France. England has agreed to be anti-Russia this game as well, so unless you were planning a Juggernaut, I think we should head after Russia as strong as possible. So what would you say to an alliance?"
And typically, the reply is:
"um, lol ok whatever."