From the Desk of the Foreign Secretary
Sunday, July 14, 2019 [14-07-2019]
To the people of the world, and on behalf of Astoria, I extend my greetings to all of you! As a direct result of allowance by the two houses of Parliament and by the Prime Minister Robert Paisley, it has been decided to hereby open an embassy programme, so as to let any nation open diplomatic relations with us.
It has also come to our attention that Astoria possesses multiple embassies in a sizeable number of foreign nations, yet no nation has, as of writing, opened any embassy within Astoria itself, proving to be a one-sided situation diplomatically.
As such, in order to remedy these issues, we have opened our embassy programme, which is expected to go on until further notice. When you apply for an embassy and/or a consulate in Astoria, you are not just opening diplomatic relations with another nation; you are giving not only yourself, but also your citizens a chance to explore and enjoy a nation with one of the highest civil rights in the world, among other things.
However, when undertaking something like this, we have also instituted a set of rules, which you will find below.
On behalf of Astoria, we wish all fellow nations good luck, and hope that their applications are successful.
May the day break,
Neil Gamble
Foreign Affairs Secretary of Astoria