Foreign relations of West Antarctica
The State of the People of West Antarctica unilaterally recognized the independence of each Antarctic micronation, as a gesture of good will and in order to achieve continental stability. Additionally, the State of the People of West Antarctica was open to diplomacy with any micronation that shared its goals and values.
List of countries with formal and informal relations
Federated States of Antarctica
Principality of Arkel [1]
Social Republic of Bethania
Grand Duchy of Flandrensis [2]
Antarctic Community of Landashir
Republic of Molossia
Republic of Markland
Soviet Republic of North America
Micronationational organization membership
- Micronational Professional Registry - Full member
- Antarctic Micronational Union - Full member
Macronational foreign policy
West Antarctica wished to establish diplomatic ties with following countries:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- European Union [4]
- India
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- Montenegro
- Norway
- People's Republic of China [5]
- Russia
- Serbia
- South Africa
- State of the Vatican City
- Switzerland
- United States of America
- Venezuela
and with following international organizations:
- Council of Europe
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- United Nations (UN)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Kosovo
The State of the People of West Antarctica doesn't recognize the unilaterally declared independence of the southern Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija, which represents a total violation of International law and the Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on the former Yugoslavia. West Antarctica agrees with countries like Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Slovakia and others which supported the territorial integrity of Serbia in International Court of Justice.
Libya
State of the People does not recognize the authority of the National Transitional Council, and regards the government of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people. On September 1, 2011, the Chairman of the State Bureau gave an interview in which he "swore never to recognize the puppet regime of the so called NTC".
International Conventions
The State of the People of West Antarctica has adopted following international human rights legal instruments:
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Paris Principles
- Convention Against Torture
- Conventions on the Rights of the Child
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
- Geneva Conventions
Notes
- ↑ Treaty of friendship and co-operation signed on June 30, 2010.
- ↑ Treaty of friendship and co-operation signed on March 26, 2010.
- ↑ Agreement on mutual recognition signed on March 14, 2010.
- ↑ In whole and with each member separately.
- ↑ The State of the People of West Antarctica recognizes the Beijing government as the only legal one and does not recognize Taiwan as an independent nation, but only as an administrative unit of the PRC.