Her Majesty Queen Þóra the Seventh invites all nations to the 2013 International Diplomatic Council to be hosted at Reykjavík Palace in the United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland between Monday 15th April and Sunday 21st April.
The Council is Closed
Good very early morning, and thank you for coming at this most ungodly hour for the final communiqué of the 2013 Diplomatic Council at Reykjavik. This council saw 21 nations, 29 diplomats and 4 heads of state present in the unique and charming city of Subterranean Reykjavik, capital of the United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland, for a series of debates on major issues that are present in the international community. Upon completion of these debates, nations have had a chance to mingle and no doubt many behind-the-scenes trade deals and agreements have been forged. This is a testament to the usefulness of forums such as these and it is clear even from the final voting of the nations that future forums are of utmost importance to the international community.
The nations present voted in the final two days on the most important topics that they believed to have featured in the Diplomatic Council. I will now announce the results of the voting.
The three topics that were voted most important each received 21% of the vote: the Zombie Disaster of the 1st April this year, the need for a Joint and Free Healthcare Program, and the importance of establishing future forums such as these on a regular basis. Receiving 16% of the vote each were the topics of Public Educational Welfare and the International Cooperative Research Initiative. Finally, with only 6% of the vote was the topic of Mercenary Warfare. It is to be noted that that topic was not actually debated in the chamber.
It would appear that the nations present would like to see:
- Future coordinated action in the event of international disasters such as that of the zombies on 1st April; and
- A stronger call for a Joint and Free Healthcare Program, which is currently present in many of the nations at the council, but which is lacking in other parts of the international community; and
- Future forums established on a regular basis through the organ of a permanent organisation whose charter of incorporation is currently being drafted by Königreich von Niederhesse.
We thank all nations for their presence here for the duration of the council and wish them well for their return journeys home.
Thank you.
The nations present voted in the final two days on the most important topics that they believed to have featured in the Diplomatic Council. I will now announce the results of the voting.
The three topics that were voted most important each received 21% of the vote: the Zombie Disaster of the 1st April this year, the need for a Joint and Free Healthcare Program, and the importance of establishing future forums such as these on a regular basis. Receiving 16% of the vote each were the topics of Public Educational Welfare and the International Cooperative Research Initiative. Finally, with only 6% of the vote was the topic of Mercenary Warfare. It is to be noted that that topic was not actually debated in the chamber.
It would appear that the nations present would like to see:
- Future coordinated action in the event of international disasters such as that of the zombies on 1st April; and
- A stronger call for a Joint and Free Healthcare Program, which is currently present in many of the nations at the council, but which is lacking in other parts of the international community; and
- Future forums established on a regular basis through the organ of a permanent organisation whose charter of incorporation is currently being drafted by Königreich von Niederhesse.
We thank all nations for their presence here for the duration of the council and wish them well for their return journeys home.
Thank you.
The Agenda :
Sunday 14th April / Monday 15th April
The Opening Address
Speaker: Her Majesty Queen Þóra the Seventh of the United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland
The Zombie Disaster of 1st April and associated issues including future preventative measures
Leading Speaker: Þór Þórasson of Norway and Iceland, Private Secretary to the Queen
Tuesday 16th April
Mercenary Warfare
Leading Speaker: Keanan Plahard of Fedriya, Ambassador
Wednesday 17th April
Public Educational Welfare
Leading Speaker: Vitaliy Zvyagintsev of Molotovskiy, Minister of Economics
Thursday 18th April
Joint and Free Healthcare Program
Leading Speaker: Alexander Oreskin of Fruition, Ambassador
Friday 19th April
International Cooperative Research Initiative
Leading Speaker: Thorben Laurenz of Drane, Minister of International Relations
Saturday 20th April
Reception at the Grand Ballroom in Reykjavík Palace
Hosted By: Her Majesty Queen Þóra the Seventh of the United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland
Performances of
- Ég á líf by Eyþór
- Meðal andanna by Birgitta
Discussion on the establishment of future Diplomatic Councils
Leading Speaker: Friedrich Mahler, Auswärtigenminister of Königreich von Niederhesse
Voting on all preceding topics in the Agenda
Sunday 21st April
The Final Communiqué
Speaker: The Right Honourable, the Lord Snell of Aersford, Press Secretary to the Queen
Sunday 14th April / Monday 15th April
Speaker: Her Majesty Queen Þóra the Seventh of the United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland
The Zombie Disaster of 1st April and associated issues including future preventative measures
Leading Speaker: Þór Þórasson of Norway and Iceland, Private Secretary to the Queen
Tuesday 16th April
Leading Speaker: Keanan Plahard of Fedriya, Ambassador
Wednesday 17th April
Leading Speaker: Vitaliy Zvyagintsev of Molotovskiy, Minister of Economics
Thursday 18th April
Leading Speaker: Alexander Oreskin of Fruition, Ambassador
Friday 19th April
Leading Speaker: Thorben Laurenz of Drane, Minister of International Relations
Saturday 20th April
Reception at the Grand Ballroom in Reykjavík Palace
Hosted By: Her Majesty Queen Þóra the Seventh of the United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland
Performances of
- Ég á líf by Eyþór
- Meðal andanna by Birgitta
Discussion on the establishment of future Diplomatic Councils
Leading Speaker: Friedrich Mahler, Auswärtigenminister of Königreich von Niederhesse
Voting on all preceding topics in the Agenda
Sunday 21st April
The Final Communiqué
Speaker: The Right Honourable, the Lord Snell of Aersford, Press Secretary to the Queen
General Rules
- The Debating Procedure should be followed.
- Courtesy is to be paramount.
- All attending ambassadors are initially to be addressed by their title and nation, then by His/Her/Its Excellency (e.g. the Right Honourable, the Secretary of Defence of Norway and Iceland made a glowing speech yesterday. His Excellency mentioned...
- It is important to note that as we have many nations who prefer to sleep and stay awake at different points in the day, speeches and topic will overlap. Nations should accept this. For example, the topic of 15th April may overlap with the topic of 16th April, which in turn may overlap with the topic of 17th April etc...
- Due to the previous statement, it is important to include the topic in the title of each speech made by an attending diplomat.
- Please end each speech/statement with the name, title and nation of the speaker to make it easier to refer to
Opening Speeches
- The nation responsible for the upcoming topic is to open the debate with a speech.
- The speech should be no longer than 15 minutes to prevent extreme boredom from setting in.
- Heads of State are exempt from the previous statement
- Please make the opening speech at the latest time on the day before the topic is due, OR at the earliest time possible on the day the topic is due (Reykjavik runs on Greenwich Mean Time).
- The speech should follow the following order:
--- Explain the topic
--- Explain why it is an issue of international importance
--- Put forward your nation's point of view on the topic
--- Open the topic for debate
Debating on Topics
- Ambassadors are free to contribute to the debate as soon as the opening speech has been made
- Speeches should be no longer than 5 minutes to prevent mild boredom from setting in
- Remember the general rules
Closing Speech
- The nation responsible is encouraged, but not obliged, to make a summary speech upon conclusion of the debate.
- This should endeavour to incorporate all points of view, not just that of their own nation.
- The Debating Procedure should be followed.
- Courtesy is to be paramount.
- All attending ambassadors are initially to be addressed by their title and nation, then by His/Her/Its Excellency (e.g. the Right Honourable, the Secretary of Defence of Norway and Iceland made a glowing speech yesterday. His Excellency mentioned...
- It is important to note that as we have many nations who prefer to sleep and stay awake at different points in the day, speeches and topic will overlap. Nations should accept this. For example, the topic of 15th April may overlap with the topic of 16th April, which in turn may overlap with the topic of 17th April etc...
- Due to the previous statement, it is important to include the topic in the title of each speech made by an attending diplomat.
- Please end each speech/statement with the name, title and nation of the speaker to make it easier to refer to
Opening Speeches
- The nation responsible for the upcoming topic is to open the debate with a speech.
- The speech should be no longer than 15 minutes to prevent extreme boredom from setting in.
- Heads of State are exempt from the previous statement
- Please make the opening speech at the latest time on the day before the topic is due, OR at the earliest time possible on the day the topic is due (Reykjavik runs on Greenwich Mean Time).
- The speech should follow the following order:
--- Explain the topic
--- Explain why it is an issue of international importance
--- Put forward your nation's point of view on the topic
--- Open the topic for debate
Debating on Topics
- Ambassadors are free to contribute to the debate as soon as the opening speech has been made
- Speeches should be no longer than 5 minutes to prevent mild boredom from setting in
- Remember the general rules
Closing Speech
- The nation responsible is encouraged, but not obliged, to make a summary speech upon conclusion of the debate.
- This should endeavour to incorporate all points of view, not just that of their own nation.
The main entry point to the Norway and Iceland is Royal Lofoten Islands Airport, pictured below:
We ask that participating nations please inform us in advance of their arrival date/s and we will make ready a personalised UHS (Underwater Hypersonic Submarine) for your convenience. The UHS will disembark at the eastern shore of Reykjavík Proper, where a number of helicopters will be ready to fly your delegation to the helipad at Reykjavík Palace.
If the above arrival procedure is not to your liking, please let us know and we will make our best efforts to accommodate you.
We ask that participating nations please inform us in advance of their arrival date/s and we will make ready a personalised UHS (Underwater Hypersonic Submarine) for your convenience. The UHS will disembark at the eastern shore of Reykjavík Proper, where a number of helicopters will be ready to fly your delegation to the helipad at Reykjavík Palace.
If the above arrival procedure is not to your liking, please let us know and we will make our best efforts to accommodate you.
Participating Nations
Note: underlining indicates a Head of State
1) The United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland
- Her Majesty Þóra the Seventh, Queen of the United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland
- Þór Þórasson, Private Secretary to the Queen
- The Right Honourable, the Lord Snell of Aersford, Press Secretary to the Queen
2) The Phoenixwood Republic of Fedriya
- Keanan Plahard, Ambassador
3) The Commonwealth of Venaleria
- Peiter Heemstra, Ambassador
4) Republic of Fruition
- Alexander Oreskin, Ambassador
5) The Kingdom of Könjinslargen
- Fillip Vorkter, Ambassador
6) Kingdom of Strange Lands
- Lord Guilred Sigurðardóttir, Ambassador
7) Nouvel Ecosse
- Thomas Dietrich, MoFA
8) Great Brazil
- Luis Antonio, the Baron of Rio Branco
9) The Bailiwick of the Goryevdre Islands
- Councillor the Honourable Sir Zackery Bunkey, Councillor for Foreign Affairs
10) The Kingdom of Churchilland
- Philip Stephenson, Deputy Foreign Secretary
11) Democratic Republic of Soltirea
- Yuri Krestivev, Minister of Foreign Affairs
12) The Dominion of Drane
- Thorben Laurenz, Minister of International Relations
13) The Kingdom of Tomigyushiboza
- Shinju Rin Hisakawa, Ambassador
14) Commonwealth of Raso
- Sir Robert James Carmichael, High Consul-General of the Commonwealth of Raso
- Henry Stephenson, The Duke of Grenna
- Field Marshal Simon Dean Howard, Triumvir and Minister for Defence
15) The Federation of Technopolis
- Mobile Negotiations Management System
16) The United Kingdom of British Isles and Commonwealth Realms
- Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth Margaret, the Queen-Empress of the British Empire
- The Right Honorable, Lord Bellinger, MP, Prime Minister
- Sir Robert Fellows, Secretary of State for Scotland
- Sir Denis Belby, Secretary of State for Wales
- Sir Richard Abbot, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Sir Robin Janvrin, The Queen's Private Secretary
17) Königreich von Niederhesse
- Friedrich Mahler, Auswärtigenminister
18) The Imperial Orthodox Empire of Athenian France
- Athena Maria the Second, Divine Empress of Athens, Budapest, and all of the Greeks, Queen of France
- Jochim Markopoulos, Minister of the Interior
- His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
19) Saxe-Altenburg and Gotha
- Graf Henry Saxe-Hildburghausen, Ambassador
20) The Empire of Christophosis and Dependencies
- Sir Augustus Maximus, General
21) Federation of Molotovskiy
- Aleksandr Kamensky, Minister of Defense
- Vitaliy Zvyagintsev, Minister of Economics
Note: underlining indicates a Head of State
1) The United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland
- Her Majesty Þóra the Seventh, Queen of the United Kingdom of Norway and Iceland
- Þór Þórasson, Private Secretary to the Queen
- The Right Honourable, the Lord Snell of Aersford, Press Secretary to the Queen
2) The Phoenixwood Republic of Fedriya
- Keanan Plahard, Ambassador
3) The Commonwealth of Venaleria
- Peiter Heemstra, Ambassador
4) Republic of Fruition
- Alexander Oreskin, Ambassador
5) The Kingdom of Könjinslargen
- Fillip Vorkter, Ambassador
6) Kingdom of Strange Lands
- Lord Guilred Sigurðardóttir, Ambassador
7) Nouvel Ecosse
- Thomas Dietrich, MoFA
8) Great Brazil
- Luis Antonio, the Baron of Rio Branco
9) The Bailiwick of the Goryevdre Islands
- Councillor the Honourable Sir Zackery Bunkey, Councillor for Foreign Affairs
10) The Kingdom of Churchilland
- Philip Stephenson, Deputy Foreign Secretary
11) Democratic Republic of Soltirea
- Yuri Krestivev, Minister of Foreign Affairs
12) The Dominion of Drane
- Thorben Laurenz, Minister of International Relations
13) The Kingdom of Tomigyushiboza
- Shinju Rin Hisakawa, Ambassador
14) Commonwealth of Raso
- Sir Robert James Carmichael, High Consul-General of the Commonwealth of Raso
- Henry Stephenson, The Duke of Grenna
- Field Marshal Simon Dean Howard, Triumvir and Minister for Defence
15) The Federation of Technopolis
- Mobile Negotiations Management System
16) The United Kingdom of British Isles and Commonwealth Realms
- Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth Margaret, the Queen-Empress of the British Empire
- The Right Honorable, Lord Bellinger, MP, Prime Minister
- Sir Robert Fellows, Secretary of State for Scotland
- Sir Denis Belby, Secretary of State for Wales
- Sir Richard Abbot, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Sir Robin Janvrin, The Queen's Private Secretary
17) Königreich von Niederhesse
- Friedrich Mahler, Auswärtigenminister
18) The Imperial Orthodox Empire of Athenian France
- Athena Maria the Second, Divine Empress of Athens, Budapest, and all of the Greeks, Queen of France
- Jochim Markopoulos, Minister of the Interior
- His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
19) Saxe-Altenburg and Gotha
- Graf Henry Saxe-Hildburghausen, Ambassador
20) The Empire of Christophosis and Dependencies
- Sir Augustus Maximus, General
21) Federation of Molotovskiy
- Aleksandr Kamensky, Minister of Defense
- Vitaliy Zvyagintsev, Minister of Economics
We look forward to meeting you in Reykjavík.
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