Department of External Affairs (DOEA)

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Ah, what's that smell, human rights?

I'm very pleased with your actions thusfar HW, keep up the great work.

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Oh, is that about the time SPC was playing Army Men with his "Security Force"?

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Just to let everyone know I plan to start my first foreign policy report in the next day or two.  That is all.

I look forward to it

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The DOEA will not offer it's support to any furthur free trade agreements, however should they pass I will not impede their being enacted so long as the don't violate the LGBT Trade Act.  Also I would like to encourage as much fairness in trade deals as possible by including clauses wherein we won't have FTAs unless another country reciprocates.  It is only proper and fair.

Aren't FTAs agreements with another country, indicating reciprocity? It's not a unilateral announcement. It is an agreement among nations. That's why we don't do a "general free trade resolution," but individual FTAs with nations on a case by case basis.

They are called Free Trade AGREEMENTS but we can not determine ourselves whether these nations would accept them or not.  I think for that to take effect we'd need someone like the GM to act as those we are engaged in negotiations with.  Otherwise my interpretation is that we are simply lifting trade barriers unilaterally.

Well with this GM I don't think that will be much of a problem.

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FTR, as a Senator, I support authorizing the use of the Atlasian armed forces against the AIAA. It's an important problem and a direct threat to Atlasia, unlike sending troops to fight the FARCs in the jungle.

I'd just like to chime in here to concur with Hash. This is a different situation where I will support the use of force. Of course, with some minor reservations.