Foreign affairs of Meckelnburgh

Coat of arms of Meckelnburgh

The Kingdom of Meckelnburgh is a northern Apollonian nation on the Northern Sea, sitting shy of the Arctic Circle. Meckelnburgh has slowly developed an international presence since its foundation, especially with states on Apollonia. The kingdom is bordered on its northeast by Lac Glacei, and to the southeast by Ashinthael. Lac Glacei further surrounds the Kingdom on the continent near the Prince-Archabbacy of Salem and bordering the Grand Duchy of Iselande. Hurmu is a neighbor, with its northern shores near Crowsilver Bay.

In 1698 AN, Meckelnburgh joined the Micras Treaty Organisation, expanding its involvement in international dialogue, and ascending to multiple international treaties. In 1705 AN, the kingdom also joined the World Association of Non-aligned Countries as a community of nations outside the Raspur Pact and USSO spheres of influence. WANC was disbanded in 1721 AN after Meckelnburgh became the last remaining member.

Meckelnburgh also holds a vested trade interest in the Nurthaven and Antruusbuurg Canal, which connects the Clear Sea to sea routes east towards Keltia. The canal borders the Meckelnburgh lands of Iselande, but was reconstructed by Lac Glacei with Meckelnburgh support. It provides the only ice-free coordinator eastward from Meckelnburgh proper across the Jääland Peninsula.

Bilateral relations

By default, relations between Meckelnburgh and nations without some form recognition or cooperation are subject to the Comprehensive Immigration, Travel & Relations Act (Amended) (1722 AN). The act was passed on 9 Februarie/II in the Parliament of Meckelnburgh. It served a compromise between repealing An act to condemn the imperialist Violence of Floria (1706 AN), which placed sanctions on the Confederate States of Floria in wake of their invasion of Port Balaine, and establishing protectionist measures against nations with no form of relationship with Meckelnburgh.

The act passed 146–145 on a party-line vote by the conservation opposition coalition in Parliament with cooperation by the New Progressive Party, which broke with the governing coalition. It provides:

1. Citizens of default nations otherwise must have a visa preapproved to enter Meckelnburgh.
2. Imports are subject to a 30% tariff, except those "primary imports" recognized in the Imports and Exports Agreement of the Micras Trade Organisation.
3. "Primary exports" of Meckelnburgh, as recognized in the Imports and Exports Agreement of the Micras Trade Organisation, may not be imported.
4. Exports of metal bullion are prohibited, including: gold, silver, palladium and platinum.

Relationships by nation

Nation	Status	Mission	Travel	Notes
Çakaristan	Positive	Embassy	Visa-free for 90 days	Relations formalized by An Act to implement the Treaty of Friendship (1721 AN)
Calbion	Hostile	Prohibited	Travel prohibited	Embargo instituted by An act to retaliate for the unwarranted Hostility of Calbion (1689 AN)
Craitland	Neutral	None	Visa on arrival	Travel liberalized by the Currency and Kingdom of Craitland Act (1686 AN)
Hurmu	Positive	Embassy	Visa-free for 90 days	Relations formalized by the Hurmu Travel and Relations Act (1699 AN)
Lac Glacei	Positive	Embassy	Visa-free for 90 days	Relations formalized by An Act to implement the Treaty of Friendship (1699 AN)
Nouvelle Alexandrie	Positive	Embassy	Visa-free for 90 days	Relations formalized by An Act to implement the Treaty of Victoria (1698 AN)
Sanama	Positive	Embassy	Visa-free for 90 days	Relations formalized by An Act to implement the Treaty with Sanama (1704 AN)
Vegno	Positive	Embassy	Visa-free for 90 days	Relations formalized by An Act to implement the Treaty with Vegno (1707 AN)
Other	n/a		Visa required	Default rules by the Comprehensive Immigration, Travel & Relations Act (Amended) (1722 AN)

Treaties and agreements

Treaties entered into

Entity	Treaty	Date of Ratification	Notes
Çakaristan	Treaty between Çakaristan and Meckelnburgh	9.XV.1721 AN
Micras Treaty Organisation	Convention on Civil Aviation	24.XIII.1712 AN	With reservation: did not ratify Articles VII, VIII and X
Vegno	Treaty between Vegno and Meckelnburgh	4.XIII.1707 AN
Sanama	Treaty between Meckelnburgh and Sanama	5.II.1704 AN
Micras Treaty Organisation	Micras Intellectual Property Protection Act (MIPPA)	12.V.1699 AN	With reservation: wholly domestic disputes of intellectual property are subject only to domestic courts.
Micras Treaty Organisation	Convention on the Establishment of a Commonwealth Court	2.IV.1699 AN
Micras Treaty Organisation	Convention on the Laws of the Seas	3.II.1699 AN	With reservation: the waters shoreward of the baseline of Crowsilver Bay are internal waters.
Lac Glacei	Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Navigation Between the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh and the Grand Duchy of Lac Glacei	23.I.1699 AN
Micras Treaty Organisation	Treaty of General Membership to the Micras Treaty Organization	25.XV.1698 AN
Nouvelle Alexandrie	Treaty of Friendship and Economic Cooperation Between the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie and the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh	12.XIII.1698 AN