Saint-Castin-Sancratosia relations

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Saint-Castin-Sancratosia relations

Saint-Castin
Sancratosia
Envoy
Minister-President of Saint-Castin, Dominic Desaintes Sovereign Princess of Sancratosia, Cloe

Relations between Saint-Castin and Sancratosia have been extensive by micronational standards, given the geographic proximity of both nations, the common spoken language between official representatives[a] and similar cultures.

Delegates from Saint-Castin and Sancratosia have met regularly since establishing a diplomatic channel on 2 March 2022 (2022-03-02). Their first in-person meeting occurred on 19 March 2022 (2022-03-19) and was the second meeting between two member states of the Conference of Santiago, and the first one outside of South America. The two nations formalized their diplomatic relations with the signature of a treaty on 21 January 2023 (2023-01-21).[1]

Both nations have a common membership in intermicronational organizations such as the Organisation de la MicroFrancophonie, the Laurentian Micronational Cooperative Union and the Conference of Santiago. The two nations will co-host MicroCon 2025 alongside the Aerican Empire.

History

Meeting between Princess Cloe of Sancratosia and Minister-President Dominic Desaintes of Saint-Castin, 19 March 2022.

Saint-Castin initiated a diplomatic channel on 2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) and both nations have been in contact since. The main envoys have been discussing many topics related to the politics of Canada, Quebec and the municipal level in Quebec as well as micronationalism in general. These topics have also been the main discussion subject in the many in-person meeting held by both delegates. So far, delegates from Sancratosia and Saint-Castin have met 20 times and have participated at one intermicronational event together, MicroCon 2022.

On 21 January 2023 (2023-01-21), the two nations formalized their diplomatic relations with the signature of a treaty.

List of meetings

Signature of the Treaty between Saint-Castin and Sancratosia in the presence of Minister-President Dominic Desaintes of Saint-Castin and Princess Cloe of Sancratosia, 21 January 2023.

Bilateral meetings

Intermicronational meetings

Shared issues

Common membership

Saint-Castin and Sancratosia both hold membership in a number of intergovernmental organizations including:

Political views

Saint-Castin and Sancratosia share many socio-cultural elements and have similar goals. As such, they share many general political views.

Since the main delegates of both nations are also citizens of Canada they each have views on many topics relating to Canadian and Quebec politics, sharing many similarities sometimes with some minor differences.

Human rights

Saint-Castin and Sancratosia are strong supporters of human rights. For instance, both nations are signatories of the Augusta Accord, an international treaty against micronational transphobia and for the protection of transgender and nonbinary micronationalists. Both nations have a negative view of micronations which act against the general principles of human rights and their protection.

Promotion of French

Dominic and Cloe, main delegates of their respective nations, each have French as first language and more specifically Quebec French. They both promote the use of French in their daily activities. Sancratosia differs with its promotion of Lingua Franca Nova, notably on social media, and for having its official website only in English where Saint-Castin offers a bilingual French-English website and promotes the usage of indigenous languages.

Indigenous rights

Both delegations believe in the rights of indigenous peoples in Canada and Quebec. Saint-Castin has recognized many indigenous languages as their regional languages and promotes the use of these languages in the nation. Sancratosia has no official policy on the use of indigenous languages.

Independence of Quebec

Both delegates recognize the right of the Province of Quebec to legally secede from Canada and become a sovereign nation in its own right. Their main differences on the topic are the political parties the main delegates support and the preferred means to obtain independence.

Statements

Saint-Castin

It is an honour to officialize our relations with a micronation close to our values and with a bright future ahead. This treaty opens the door to shared projects in the future.[2]

— Dominic Desaintes, 21 January 2023

Sancratosia

Signing a treaty with the Newgraviate of Saint-Castin, a well-established and respected nation is definitely beneficial for Sancratosia. More than that however, it strengthens the friendship established by our two nations over the course of the past year. I’m looking forward to further collaborations with Saint-Castin.[3]

— Princess Cloe, 21 January 2023

Comparison

 Saint-Castin  Sancratosia
Official local name Neugraviat de Saint-Castin (French) Prinsia de Sancratosia (Lingua Franca Nova)
Coat of arms
Flag
Continent Northern America Northern America
Capital city Tekakwitha Sancratosia
Form of government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy
Current heads of state and government Marie-Philippe I (Newgrave)
Dominic Desaintes (Minister-President) 		Cloe (Sovereign Princess)
Cristian Neuton (Minister of State)
Official languages
Lingua Franca Nova
Other recognized languages[b]
Currency Castinian piaster[c] Sancratosian impresa
Citizenship 14 citizens 79 citizens
Established 24 June 2014 (9 years ago) (2014-06-24) 1 December 2021 (2 years ago) (2021-12-01)

See also

Notes and References

Notes

  1. ↑ Both Cloe and Dominic have French as first language.
  2. ↑ Known as "regional languages" in Saint-Castin and "national recognized languages" or "promoted languages" in Sancratosia.
  3. ↑ The piaster is part of the UCML-LMCU, a micronational monetary zone.

References

  1. ↑ Desaintes, Dominic (26 January 2023), "Renforcement diplomatique entre Saint-Castin et Sancratosia à travers la découverte des quartiers historiques de la Petite-Bourgogne et de Saint-Henri", L'Union de Saint-Castin
  2. ↑ de Sancratosia, Cloe (28 January 2023), "Official diplomatic relations between Sancratosia and Saint-Castin", sancratosia.org, La Ganso Coronada
  3. ↑ de Sancratosia, Cloe (28 January 2023), "Official diplomatic relations between Sancratosia and Saint-Castin", sancratosia.org, La Ganso Coronada

External links

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