The Most Serene Celestial Confederation of the Merchant Republics:
Announces the Opening of an Official Diplomatic Program
With the blessing of the Triumvirate and under the guidance of the Grand Committee on Foreign Relations, overseen by Senator Isaac Francis Birmingham, the Council has voted to finally approve a substantive foreign embassy program to open the Republics to greater opportunities with the international and intergalactic communities.
In preparation the Senate has made plans to set aside a great deal of land just outside the capital of Argenopole for the construction of all potential embassies, participants in the Merchant Republic's Embassy Program will be allotted a parcel of land to construct as their embassies as they see fit. A motorway will be constructed between the land, dubbed "The Ambassadorial City" and the capital offices, as well as one directly to the main spaceport. Rail conglomerate Inspera will be constructing a terminal linking the Ambassadorial area to the Argenople city-centre and Central Train Station for Sierrana.
The Merchant Republics has finally opened our nation to official diplomatic relations with the wider international community in the form of an official embassy program. The purpose of which is to establish formal ties with nations which wish to seek our friendship, trade and diplomatic friendship. In the interest of generating goodwill, prosperity and civility between all the peoples of the universe.
Applicant nations will be expected to construct their embassies out-of-pocket unless otherwise agreed to, though the land and road/electrical, network and water connections will all be provided gratis. Naturally all diplomats and consular agents will receive full immunity upon arrival into the Republics.
The Ambassadorial City is to be located directly outside our Capitol, and built around an artificial lake flowing into the Argenic River, there will be a central commercial plaza on the waterfront which shall be designated neutral ground, and serve as a meeting place and a shopping centre for embassy staff, we fully encourage applicant nations to bring along any entrepreneurs who wish to set-up shop there, they will not be subject to any excise or Mercatorum regulation (not that we have any mind you).
There are no restrictions on weapons in the Republics, and as such embassy staff will be permitted to carry weapons outside of their own grounds (although not onto other embassy grounds), requests for heavy-grade weapons on embassy grounds will be approved so long as they are reasonable. Embassies further will be consider sovereign territory of the applicant nation, any and all laws as they apply in respect to your nation will apply on your Embassy grounds.
The Merchant Republics gratefully welcomes nations of all political stripe to apply, the opening of each and every embassy will be presided over by a member of the Triumvirate and a ceremonial gift basket of chocolate and gift certificates will be sent to each ambassador as a gesture of goodwill.
We hope to see a flourishing of international activity in the coming weeks and thank you for your consideration and time in applying.
Note: while the terms and tones of this announcement were written from the perspective of our FT nation, embassy applicants from PMT and MT are welcome and accepted applications will be placed in our PMT variant the Most Resplendent Confederation circa 2013, there are no significant political or economic differences between the two variants.
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[u][b]Overview[/b][/u]
[b]Nation Name (Official):[/b]
[b]Government Type:[/b]
[b]Head of State:[/b]
[b]Head of Government:[/b]
[b]Head of Foreign Affairs:[/b]
[b][u]Diplomatic Intentions[/u][/b]
[b]Does your nation have a dominant political ideology (if so what?):[/b]
[b]Current Diplomatic Relations with the Celestial Confederation (If Any) :[/b]
[b]If none, do you desire a formal political relationship with the Republics?[/b]
[b]Does you nation have a prominent economic ideology:[/b]
[b]Current economic ties with the Merchant Republic: [/b]
[b]If none, do you desire a formal trade relationship with the Republics?[/b]
[b]What does your nation think of the Merchant Republics?[/b]
[b]Do you desire that we join your embassy program? (provide link)[/b]
[b][u]Ambassadorial Information[/u][/b]
[b]Ambassador's Name:[/b]
[b]Ambassador's Family (if accompanying):[/b]
[b]Additional Information (Security/Health Concerns, Quick Bio):[/b]
[b][u]Embassy Location and Construction[/u][/b]
[b]Requested Area (in sq.km or acres):[/b]
[b]Requested Terrain (mild hills, riverside and flat land are all available, currently area is covered in temperate forest)[/b]
[b]Basic Embassy Layout (What buildings will be constructed on the land, and for what purpose):[/b]
[b]Walls and Other Security Features:[/b]
[b]Additional Requests:[/b]
[b][u]Embassy Staff[/u][/b]
[b]Diplomatic Staff:[/b]
[b]Security Staff:[/b]
[b]Service Staff:[/b]
[b]Will Service Staffing Be Done Locally?[/b]
[b]Security Armaments (Small Arms):[/b]
[b]Special Weapons Requests (Armored Vehicles/Crew Served Weapons):[/b]
[b]Civilian Vehicles and Transportation:[/b]
[b][u]Miscellaneous[/u][/b]
[b]Additional Requests and Information:[/b]
[b]Will your nation be confiscating contraband on Embassy Grounds, if so what constitutes Contraband in your nation (drugs, alcohol, weapons)[/b]
[b]Further Questions:[/b]
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