Foreign relations of Flandrensis

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Coat of Arms of Flandrensis
Ministry overview
Formed	2009
Jurisdiction	Grand Duchy of Flandrensis
Employees	1
Minister responsible	Eduard Boada d’Aguilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Website	Official Website

The foreign relations of the Grand Duchy of Flandrensis are implemented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs who is part of the Grand Ducal Cabinet, the executive power in Flandrensis.

Foreign policy

Micronations

Since its foundation in 2008 Flandrensis signed more than 200 treaties of friendship and mutual recognition with other micronations. Unfortunately, many of those recognized micronations no longer exist. Therefore Flandrensis has a very restricted policy and limits its recognitions. Since 2020 Flandrensis informally acknowledges all micronations: being friendly toward all other micronations, large and small, and assist or advice in helping new micronationalists. Flandrensis will only sign treaties on special occasions, with other micronations who are in total alignment with Flandrensis’ foreign policy, climate policy, individual freedom policy, etc.

A current list of recognised micronations can be consulted on the official website of Flandrensis.

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  Signing of a treaty between the micronations Grand Duchy of Flandrensis and the Federal Republic of St. Charlie (Italy) at the Polination Micronational Conference in London (2012).

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  Nicholas of Flandrensis with Kevin Baugh of the Republic of Molossia at the Polination Micronational Conference in London (2012).

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  Nicholas of Flandrensis with queen Carolyn of Ladonia at the Polination Micronational Conference in London (2012).

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  Group picture of the participants at the Polination Micronational Conference in Perugia (2014)

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  Nicholas of Flandrensis with Dominic Desaintes of the Republic of Saint-Castin at the first summit of the MicroFrancophonie in the Principality of Aigues-Mortes

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  Nicholas of Flandrensis with Gaius Soergel of the State of Sandus and the representative of the Formori community at the second conference of the MicroFrancophonie in Vincennes (2018).

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  Flandrensian delegation led by Consul Noorglo visiting the Italian micronation Bardo (2021).

Macronations

Flandrensis has not sought to establish formal bilateral relations with any other state, and does not intend to do so. Official statements on macronations are mainly limited to ecological topics. All official communications with governments or other organisations (for example the United National Environment Programme) are done through the non-profit “vzw Groothertogdom Flandrensis”.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs who is part of the Grand Ducal Cabinet, the executive power in Flandrensis.

• 2009-2015: Maarten of Arkel
• 2015-2017: Beĥruzbek Oĉilov
• 2021- 2022: Hugo De Saint Paul
• 2022- current: Eduard Boada d’Aguilla

Diplomatic Corps

Members of the Flandrensian Diplomatic Corps are diplomats who represents the Grand Duchy of Flandrensis in another sovereign state (macronation). Ambassadors and Consuls enlarge the Flandrensian community and assist the development of our national identity. They have contacts with local authorities and organizations, organize occasional meetings with citizens or other micronationalists and raise awareness about Flandrensis and climate change in their local community.

There are two categories in the Diplomatic Corps. Ambassadors are the single point of contact for the Sovereign for matters related to the entire country. In precise regions with large group of Flandrensians the Sovereign can appoint Consuls who are active or smaller regional level. After a long-time career in the diplomatic corps, the Sovereign can appoint senior diplomats as Honoury Consuls.

Intermicronational relations

Intermicronational organizations

Flandrensis is a member state of the following organizations:

• Union Against Micronational War (UAMW), founder
• Antarctic Micronational Union (AMU), co-founder
• Organisation de la MicroFrancophonie| (OMF)

Former participation

Flandrensis was a member state of the following organizations:

• Grand Unified Micronational (GUM)
• Organisation of Active Micronations (OAM)
• League of Secessionist States (LoSS)
• Flandrensisian Commonwealth, founder

Intermicronational conferences

• PoliNation 2012 (London, UK)
• PoliNation 2014 (Perugia, Italy)
• La MicroFrancophony 2015 (Aigues-Mortes, France)
• MicroCon 2017 (Atlanta, USA)
• La MicroFrancophony 2019 (Vincennes, France)
• MicroCon 2021 (Las Vegas, USA)
• MicroCon 2023 EU (Ypres, Belgium)