Making peace with the AI

[Laquette]

I'm a very, VERY new player to SE: IV Gold, and had a question for the veteran players here. I've searched the forum, but can't find anything about it, so maybe somebody here knows the answer to this.

I read the manual, have searched Online for a good bit, but can't seem how to make to peace with an AI empire. Personally, I don't really mind it, but I've got a huge computer race breathing down my neck, telling me to make peace with my enemy or else. I really, really don't want to find out what the 'or else' just might be. However, when I try talking to the enemy AI, the only option resembling a ceasefire is surrender, and danged if I'll do that to appease some guy named Phong.

Any tips on how I can do this? Thanks!

~~Laquette~~