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Treaty of mutual recognition

The cover page of a treaty of mutual recognition between the High Kingdom of Mediolaurentia and the Second Commonwealth of Australis.

A treaty of mutual recognition, also known as a mutual recognition treaty (MRT), is a type of treaty that is commonly used to establish formal diplomacy between micronations. The primary purpose of a treaty of mutual recognition is to establish mutual diplomatic recognition between the signatories, which itself is a recognition of the sovereignty of the parties. Mutual recognition treaties are the most common form of treaty within the micronational community due to their customary importance in micronational diplomacy. However, mutual recognition treaties are not practiced by or between macronations in favor of unilateral or implied diplomatic recognition. While able to also approach the practice of diplomatic recognition in a similar way, micronations do not commonly do so because of the ingrained practice of instead utilizing mutual recognition treaties. (more...)