Refugia FA Statements
Per the Refugia Revised Statutes 6(b), the Councillor of Foreign Affairs is required to post a statement in dispatch form before calling any embassy opening or closure to a vote. This limit on the FA Councillor's power was put in place to prevent rogue Councillors from letting their personal politics override those of the region, and to follow the core tenet of Refugia that Member States are ultimately in charge of the region's development.
Councillor Sylh Alanor
Statement on the Environmental Protection Council
| Author: | Sylh Alanor |
|---|---|
| on | 22/6/2020 |
| Poll: | Link |
| For: | 6 |
| Against: | 1 |
An’eth’ara,
One of the most important elements to the position of Foreign Affairs Councillor is that of maintaining and updating our embassies over time. Per the Refugia Revised Statutes, before opening or closing any embassy, the FA Councillor must make their case to the collected Member States and call a referendum. It is in that responsibility that I write this.
The Environmental Protection Council (henceforth the EPC) has long been one of our most ideologically-aligned embassies, with their founder Greenwaters frequently visiting our region to update us on important and pressing news stories about the environment. This active and engaged friendship is one of the things that has historically set our alliance with the EPC apart from other allied regions.
Unfortunately, as is clear to see from the above tag, Greenwaters has ceased to exist, and every other major nation within the region has fled. Currently, a puppet nation from another of EPC’s embassy regions is holding position to keep the region itself from disappearing entirely. I have been watching this develop over the past several weeks and have reached the point of accepting that the region is, barring a miracle, dead.
I hereby activate my power per RRS 6b to call a referendum on the closure of our embassy with the Environmental Protection Council.
Dar'eth Shiral,
Sylh Alanor
Foreign Affairs Councillor, Refugia
Statement on Taiwan
| Author: | Sylh Alanor |
|---|---|
| on | 30/6/2020 |
| Poll: | Link |
| For: | 3 |
| Against: | 1 |
| Abstain: | 2 |
An’eth’ara,
While drafting the previous dispatch calling for an embassy closure, we received an embassy request from the region of Taiwan. Unfortunately, given the speed with which our polls run and the list of things that needed to take precedence (namely, our elections and the closure), the request expired before I could put it up for a vote.
As stated in their WFE, Taiwan is environmentally friendly, feminist, anti-imperialist, and anti-fascist, all goals that we as Refugi share. Furthermore, their regional tags show them to be LGBT-friendly and casual.
Though they are small, the region is positive and their leader, Kuan Yin, posts articles and discussion points pertinent to their regional interests. Given the involvement shown by Kuan Yin and the positive, inclusive messaging of the region, I hereby activate my power per RRS 6b to call a referendum on the establishment of an embassy with Taiwan.
Dar'eth Shiral,
Sylh Alanor
Foreign Affairs Councillor, Refugia