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[Q&A] The Black Party, Inquiries Office

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 5:42 pm
by The Black Party
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The Sovereign Nation-State of The Black Party

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Inquiries Office

The Inquiries Office is a new creation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Customs Police, designed to improve the accessibility and outreach of The Party internationally, and overseas. With this, individuals or organizations from around the world can submit questions that they have about The Black Party, and receive a response answering their inquiry from a select representative of the The Party. These inquiries can regard anything as major as criminal law, or something minor such as the time of day.

So, on behalf of The Black Party, please submit your inquiries.
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• Limitations and Disclaimers

X) Please differentiate OOC material with [Square Brackets]
Z) Limitations and Disclaimers are subject to alteration without warning
I) On behalf of The Black Party, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not comment on the Holocaust, or related material
II) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will delegate your inquiries to the appropriate representatives in the administration of The Party
III) Proposals of diplomatic, military, and economic variety are also welcome, apart from discourse and inquiries
IV) Declarations of war are not permitted in the Inquiry Office, please direct all declarations of war to the Council of State directly

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 5:45 pm
by Prussian Polish Commonwealth
"Oi m8 you wanna trade some sauerkraut because I'm down."
-Crassus von Hohenzollern

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 5:53 pm
by The Black Party
Prussian Polish Commonwealth wrote:"Oi m8 you wanna trade some sauerkraut because I'm down."
-Crassus von Hohenzollern

Greetings, Crassus von Hohenzollern, of the Prussian Polish Commonwealth,

"Although we do appreciate the offer for trade routes, we must establish that foreign policy dictated by The Black Party's Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that international trade cannot be conducted with nations not ranked above "Hostile" on our Foreign Relations Index™. Please apply for the former whenever possible in order to conduct trade."

". . . The Ministry has never said anything about offerings, so if you would like to conduct some sort of 'food offering-for-offering', it may be possible, provided it is not called trade, and done through the mail."

Regards,
- The Ministry of Economics, The Black Party

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 12:26 am
by Zitravgrad
"Hello, comrades. It is rather nice to see this office set up, but I am going to declare here... We, uhh, have been waiting so long that we forgot what we wanted to ask. But here is one (or more) question."
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"How is the state of tourism in the Black Party? Your nation has some notoriety when it comes to law enforcement (but so do we, to be honest). Is there any old building people should definitely see in your nation? Also, how many police are there per capita? For example, we have 1 police officer per 24 civilians."

- Rustem Alesnarovich Lyasin, Director of the Internal Affairs Commissariat

"Greetings. As my work partner has said... we have already forgot what to ask and made up new questions from scratch. So... this is a non-serious question. Take it and answer it as you will. Do secret police use the same code of laws to the normal police? Or do they have the liberty to use... methods normally restricted by law?"
- Christov Kirillovich Pereverzev, Director of the Oprichnina

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 4:19 pm
by The Black Party
Zitravgrad wrote:"Hello, comrades. It is rather nice to see this office set up, but I am going to declare here... We, uhh, have been waiting so long that we forgot what we wanted to ask. But here is one (or more) question."


Greetings, Rustem A. Lyasin & Christov K. Pereverzev, of Zitravgrad,

"We appreciate the inquiry, regardless if it was the intended question or not. We did take some time to create the office with most of the Foreign Affairs Ministry being devoted to other work at the time, although we do apologise for any inconvenience."

Zitravgrad wrote:"How is the state of tourism in the Black Party? Your nation has some notoriety when it comes to law enforcement (but so do we, to be honest). Is there any old building people should definitely see in your nation? Also, how many police are there per capita? For example, we have 1 police officer per 24 civilians."
- Rustem Alesnarovich Lyasin, Director of the Internal Affairs Commissariat"


"The state of tourism is quite poor, in all honesty. We've clocked 71,000 overnights during 1955, and the 1960 census doesn't look much better, but the Council cannot say it is all to bad, as we receive generally positive reviews despite the low tourism rate. We're ranked 28th in Europe, which is somewhere just below half. You can read more about the tourism numbers here. Some buildings that seem to be stark tourist attractions are the Krospovian Cathedral and the Royal City Tower, the latter actually a dedication to a foreign nation. One should also visit Royal City, which is widely considered the "Hub" of The Black Party. It contains a number of cultural attractions, hosts the largest sports stadium that we have, and is headquarters to 'Police Street'; main offices of the National Police. "

"Regarding the police force, I suppose it wouldn't be too far off to refer to the SSP as 'notorious'. We have approximately 410,000 uniformed policemen, but that doesn't include auxiliaries with police jurisdiction, or the newly formed Shock Students. Taking the confirmed number, and performing some quick maths (Incorrectly), amounts that to about 1% of the total population, or approximately 980 policemen per 100,000 people."

Zitravgrad wrote:"Greetings. As my work partner has said... we have already forgot what to ask and made up new questions from scratch. So... this is a non-serious question. Take it and answer it as you will. Do secret police use the same code of laws to the normal police? Or do they have the liberty to use... methods normally restricted by law?"
- Christov Kirillovich Pereverzev, Director of the Oprichnina


"Greetings, allow me to introduce myself as Flandern S. Staff Office and representative of the SSP."

"The Secret Police are indeed limited to the same code of laws that applies to the conventional, uniformed police, because the Secret State Police is the uniformed police. All emergencies services of any sort are centralized under the SSP, giving the SSP Staff Officer ranks the ability to command and divide responsibilities, operations, code of conduct, etc... between a number of police divisions. For example, a Police-Fire Brigade may be limited to laws set forth by the SSP, but a special operations detachment of the Police may be exempt. This is why the Secret State Police are often simply referred to as the "State Police" or the "National Police", because it encompasses the entirety of the Partizani police force. The only legal authority over the Secret Police is the Capital City Police, which vanguards the Capital City and the governing bodies of The Black Party."

"The Black Party's judiciary system is also subordinate and cooperative to that of the Secret State Police, but please don't let it stop the Oprichnina from acknowledging that we are in no way hesitant to hold our own accountable."

Regards,
~ The Ministry of Economics & The Secret State Police, The Black Party

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:34 am
by Krospovia
What do you think about the history of the Greater Empire of Krospovia?
-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonhan off Rivvurup.

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:12 pm
by The Black Party
Krospovia wrote:What do you think about the history of the Greater Empire of Krospovia?
-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonhan off Rivvurup.


Greetings, Jonhan off Rivvurup, of Krospovia,

"After studying the history of the Greater Empire of Krospovia, it's rugged history manifests into clarity. It is difficult to believe that Krospovia was once a time of democracy with competing political parties, and the transition from said democracy to the state of a Fascist, Single-Party regime was very interesting to read. Although some acts were, questionable, to put it, such as the 'National Clean Up', but the ends always justifies the means, no matter how difficult, ja?"

"We also appreciate how quick the Krospovian Government were in recognising The Black Party back when we were just a loose coalition of cities. Cheers."

Regards,
~ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Black Party

PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:41 pm
by The Black Party
"The Foreign Relations Index (FRI), have been set up in the interest of expanding The Black Party's ever-prospering international influence. We encourage all readers to visit the index and contact their local Minister, as The Black Party is always open to foreign political, military, and/or economic proposals."

PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:29 am
by Zitravgrad
[i]"Greetings, dear comrade. Here is Zitravgradian Office of League of Nations Affairs, a minor office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We would like to inquire about the Black Party's relations to international organizations like... the United Nations/the World Assemby/the League of Nations/whatever... as well as the International Court and Red Cross. Things like that."
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"Also, we are curious about how many coffee do you drink everyday."
- Vasily Antonovich Zhuikov, Zitravgradian Delegate to the League of Nations

PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 1:20 pm
by Cosmopolitan borovan
Do you oppose communism?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 4:58 am
by Zitravgrad
"Salutions, my good sir. My name is Dr. Sergei Petrovich Pashkov, the Director of Blue Cross International. I would like to inquire about the state of healthcare and medical study in your nation, as well as how your respectable nation deals with the questions of hygiene, vaccination, disease prevention and containment."
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"We consider it a duty of goodwill to assist and share our knowledge with any entity responsible for medical care in your nation."

- Dr. Sergei Petrovich Pashkov, Director of Blue Cross International

PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:49 pm
by The Black Party
"Greetings, International Associations, we at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to formally apologize for all late replies. Recent Federal Police raids on our headquarters has made it difficult to operate on the global stage. We at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be working overtime to make up for the lost time."

PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:53 pm
by The Black Party
Zitravgrad wrote:"Greetings, dear comrade. Here is Zitravgradian Office of League of Nations Affairs, a minor office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We would like to inquire about the Black Party's relations to international organizations like... the United Nations/the World Assemby/the League of Nations/whatever... as well as the International Court and Red Cross. Things like that."
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"Also, we are curious about how many coffee do you drink everyday."
- Vasily Antonovich Zhuikov, Zitravgradian Delegate to the League of Nations


Greetings Again, Respected Administration of Zitravgrad, or the Zitravgradian Office of League of Nations Affairs.

"Our relations to most international organisations such as the World Assembly as one as cold as Greenland, but that does not mean our nation does not participate in international affairs, through one way or another. In-fact, our apolitical Secret State Police regularly consolidates with, and is a member of the World Assembly, as they have established their own "city-state" in our capital, which is the size of their headquarters. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is especially proud of that idea, as any legislature passed by the World Assembly and International Court technically only applies to the Secret State Police and their headquarters, instead of all of The Black Party. We don't need to delve into the legalities of this, however..."

"Regarding coffee intake? Well, uh, I personally only consume about three cups of coffee a day. I can't say the same for the other workers of the Ministry. I do believe the Ministry of Interior is working on a 'coffee census', which may go public soon."


Zitravgrad wrote:"Salutions, my good sir. My name is Dr. Sergei Petrovich Pashkov, the Director of Blue Cross International. I would like to inquire about the state of healthcare and medical study in your nation, as well as how your respectable nation deals with the questions of hygiene, vaccination, disease prevention and containment."
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"We consider it a duty of goodwill to assist and share our knowledge with any entity responsible for medical care in your nation."

- Dr. Sergei Petrovich Pashkov, Director of Blue Cross International


Greetings Dr. Sergei Pashkov, and the Blue Cross International.

"Please allow us to open with commendation on the efforts and work of the Blue Cross International. Thanks to their good use of direct funding from the Zitravgradian Kremlin, we believe The Blue Cross has done well in spreading Zitravgradian influence aid, safety, and other forms of care for the commonfolk across the globe."

"Our healthcare itself is... vastly underfunded in compare to our healthcare studies. Our society owns a culture of living healthy, yet living short, as most diseases are 'cured' by Hospital Execution Squads, who keep our hospitals vacant and ready for diseases and illnesses easily curable. It's rare to see lame, crippled, or general older folk of The Black Party as that generally diminishes their ability to produce for the State, and those who can't give, don't receive. As such, most of the badly-ill who enter our hospitals, don't appear outside of them again. Of course this doesn't apply to tourists or visitors, and definitely not ambassadors, and people who can still provide The Black Party some service in any form, even telling stories to the youth, are exempt. Healthcare is possible, just not seen as 'necessary'."

"Otherwise else, general hygiene is above average, and vaccination is mandatory for all citizens and tourists residing over two weeks. Healthcare study is far above our neighbours and international standards since most of our healthcare fund is diverted to healthcare research."

"Why, I personally do not know. I'd have to further inquire directly to The Party, and fish through classified documents."

"Please do contact the Administration of The Black Party directly through telegram if the Blue Cross International's interest in cooperation through healthcare is one that thou would like to see become a reality, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs certainly would."

Warm Regards,
~ The Ministry of Forieign Affairs, The Black Party

PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:00 pm
by The Black Party
Cosmopolitan borovan wrote:Do you oppose communism?

Salutations, Alexa Chung Administration, or whom it may concern,

"Do we oppose Communism... Not quite, but that is most certainly a grey area in Partizani politics. Our party was founded on the basis of Communism, to fight against National Socialism, and our Communist tendencies as a nation only faded when we later declared war on the Soviet Union, which in-turn attracted a lot of Nationalist and Right-Wing citizens and well as former members of the National Socialist Party to our cause, giving us our Right-Wing tendencies. Our Federal Police were forced at many times to recruit former members of the Waffen-SS, the Wehrmacht, and the Red Army, similar to how the French Foreign Legion did the same. Either way, factions of both extremes survive and are tolerated by the Federal Police today, and have increasing influence over the Partizani population."

"So when asked whether we oppose Communism, the easiest answer would simply be 'no, we oppose political extremism', which we solve by using apolitical extreme counter-measures."

"Cheers."
~ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Black Party

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:07 am
by Zitravgrad
*sign language*
"Greetings, today I am here to discuss about a generic topic, hence my message is not encrypted."
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"How is the public opinion on people with disability? Do the public and the private sectors provide accessibility for them? (i.e. wheelchair-accessible buildings, Braille, sign language) How well does your medical technology help to relieve or cure such disability? How is their employment prospective in your country? I have definitely heard of the healthcare in your nation, so I am prepared for all kind of answer."
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"Thank you for your time."

- Christov Kirillovich Pereverzev, Director of the Oprichnina

"Salutations to you, Partizani Comrades."
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"Winter is approaching and life is more excruciating than ever. I have received a rather... strangely haunting answer from the last time I inquire about your status of national healthcare. I have not stopped thinking about it since, and decided that action must be taken."
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"In order to cement our relations and to lift the suffering of the unfortunate, Blue Cross International proposes to establish an office and a clinic in your nation. Since your nation has already maintained a high standard of vaccination and hygiene, our intention is to help dealing with the patients with more severe illnesses and to research further into this issue. Consider it our form of diplomacy."
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"High regards."

- Dr. Sergei Petrovich Pashkov, Director of Blue Cross International

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:32 pm
by The Black Party
Zitravgrad wrote:*sign language*
"Greetings, today I am here to discuss about a generic topic, hence my message is not encrypted."
...
"How is the public opinion on people with disability? Do the public and the private sectors provide accessibility for them? (i.e. wheelchair-accessible buildings, Braille, sign language) How well does your medical technology help to relieve or cure such disability? How is their employment prospective in your country? I have definitely heard of the healthcare in your nation, so I am prepared for all kind of answer."
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"Thank you for your time."

- Christov Kirillovich Pereverzev, Director of the Oprichnina

Greetings, Sir Christov Kirillovich Pereverzev.

There is little, if any, compensation for the disabled. State-owned sectors do not provide incentives for accommodation of the disabled, and small businesses are not funded for accommodation of the unfortunate. This isn't to say that cures aren't researched by The Black Party, in-fact, most of the disabled population of the Party-State are veterans of the National Police, or the Schwarzwaffe (Armed Forces), and in such cases, the Medical Officers of The Black Party work sleeplessly to cure the injured and prevent long-term disabilities, complimented by the in-depth field and medical research conducting by our many police-medical organizations.

If all else fails, if a cure isn't possible, accommodations are then made on a case-by-case basis. Recipients receive a special stamp on their passports, and economic compensation. However, life remains difficult for the disabled in The Black Party, and not many organizations will be interested in hiring the disabled.

Regards,
~ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Black Party

PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:38 pm
by The Black Party
Zitravgrad wrote:"Salutations to you, Partizani Comrades."
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"Winter is approaching and life is more excruciating than ever. I have received a rather... strangely haunting answer from the last time I inquire about your status of national healthcare. I have not stopped thinking about it since, and decided that action must be taken."
...
"In order to cement our relations and to lift the suffering of the unfortunate, Blue Cross International proposes to establish an office and a clinic in your nation. Since your nation has already maintained a high standard of vaccination and hygiene, our intention is to help dealing with the patients with more severe illnesses and to research further into this issue. Consider it our form of diplomacy."
...
"High regards."

- Dr. Sergei Petrovich Pashkov, Director of Blue Cross International

Greetings, Dr. Sergei Petrovich Pashkov.

We apologize if our previous answer was, understandably, not received well, however, what said is the truth and nothing less.

The Ministry of Economics have consulted the prospect of hosting the Blue Cross International's clinic, and have agreed to accept the proposal. We will be happy to provide for the grounds and economic stability for the first year of the clinic's opening.

That being said, we would be pleased to accept this form of diplomacy with staunch delight.

Warm Regards,
~ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Black Party

PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:40 am
by Frievolk
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The Frievolker Empire ♕ De Frievolker Kaiserreik
Secretariat of Foreign affairs ♕ Außensekretäriat
The Hall of Diplomatic Inquiries ♕ De Halle auf Diplomatik Anfragen


Victor van Mittelwelt, Imperial Ambassador to the German Empire wrote:Greetings and Salutations!

As the Ambassador to the country that holds Berlin in our nation, I have to ask, how many different German States are in your world, and what is your general relations with them? I understand that there is the Federal Republic of Germany and an Austrian State, but not much else. I must admit, that makes me curious.

Regards,
Victor van Mittelwelt, Imperial Ambassador to the German Empire.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:55 pm
by The Black Party
Frievolk wrote:
The Frievolker Empire ♕ De Frievolker Kaiserreik
Secretariat of Foreign affairs ♕ Außensekretäriat
The Hall of Diplomatic Inquiries ♕ De Halle auf Diplomatik Anfragen


Victor van Mittelwelt, Imperial Ambassador to the German Empire wrote:Greetings and Salutations!

As the Ambassador to the country that holds Berlin in our nation, I have to ask, how many different German States are in your world, and what is your general relations with them? I understand that there is the Federal Republic of Germany and an Austrian State, but not much else. I must admit, that makes me curious.

Regards,
Victor van Mittelwelt, Imperial Ambassador to the German Empire.


Greetings, Victor van Mittelwelt, I hope the German Empire is treating you well.

As of late, The Black Party's territory was finalized in the December of 1950, and updated to include our claims to the Danish Islands and aquatic territory.

As a concept, our nation is split into two regions, The New Germanic Region (NGR), and The New Polish Region (NPR), administered by a Regional Police Leader. Within these regions are 10 provinces, 5 for the NGR and the NPR respectively. Of the New Germanic Regional Provinces, Nordland-Stadt is the most populous and northernmost province.

A democratic Germany borders us to the West, with whom we have quite shaky relations. We are more acquainted with our Polish and Nordic allies, while Germans not residing in The Black Party are occasionally seen as "traitors" to their people for abandoning the lines in the face of defeat.

Indeed there is an Austria to our south, but they are merely a shadow of the empire they used to be.

Warm Regards,
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Black Party