Foreign relations of Meridon

The Phillipe V. Arcourte State Building at 3 Federal Roundel, the headquarters of the Meridonian State Department.

The Foreign relations of Meridon are conducted and influence in the vein of its position as a significant power in the Marinan Ocean region as well as its considerable military, economic, and cultural influences specifically within Esvanovia. Meridon conducts foreign policy in the vein of multilateralism and international sovereingnty. Except in extreme cases such as terrorism, rampant violation of basic human rights, or crimes against humanity, Meridon aims to shape its international relations by means of achieving broader geopolitical aims rather than influencing other country's own internal politics or policies.

Meridon is a founding member of the Pan-Regional Multilateral Partnership and was a member of ICON prior to its dormancy, and participates in various other diplomatic, economic, and other measures. It is not a member of the World Assembly and does not recognize its authority as a supranational governing association.

Overview

This list is sorted alphabetically and does not make distinction between diplomatic status in its sorting.

  Allied- indicates Meridon and the state share formal treaties of alliance and maintain especially warm relations.
  Friendly- indicates that while not formally allied, Meridon maintains notably warm diplomatic relations with this country.
  Neutral- indicates a neutral to warm diplomatic relation between the two countries, without significant 'extra' diplomatic activity.
  Tense- indicates that diplomatic relations have been strained or that Meridon views this nation as a potential adversary.
  Hostile- indicates that conflict is a likely possibility with this nation in both diplomatic and/or military affairs, if it does not already exist; and/or that Meridon views this country as an adversary.

Country	Status		Diplomatic status				Current state of relations		Visa waiver program?	Trade relations	Cultural/student exchange programs	Defense agreements	Other agreements	Meridonian ambassador	Ambassador to Meridon
			Direct	Indirect	None
Anagonia	Allied						Anagonia is one of Meridon's oldest and closest strategic partners and allies in Esvanovia, with significant diplomatic, military, and economic relations existing between both countries.					PRMP	N/A	Ms. Alexis Bescond
Ascenia	Neutral						Ascenia and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. Lewis Dines	Ms. Lina Tova
Astares Amauricanum	Friendly						Astares Amauricanum and Meridon are partners by way of the Strategic and Economic Alliance and participate in military, economic, and cultural partnerships.		N/A			SEA	N/A	Mr. Thomas Henley	Mr. Clark Higliak
Aureumterra	Tense						Relations are strained due to tensions with Sombreland and significant cultural and governmental differences.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr Johnathan Harvey	Mr. Kristján Elgaard
Blauveldt-Ryszana	Allied						While ties were recently strained by the Advent Island crisis, Blauveldt-Ryszana remains a partner of Meridon via PRMP and shares considerable cultural affinity with Meridon.		N/A			PRMP	N/A	Mr. Edward Robinson	Mrs. Jadwiga Stoliska
Boldonia	Neutral						Boldonia and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to significant cultural and governmental affinity.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	TBD	Mr. Watson Ayers
Chiho	Neutral						Chiho and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to significant cultural and governmental affinity.		N/A			N/A	N/A	Mrs. Céline Favreau	Ms. Sophia Ishikawa
Chilokver	Friendly						As a proximal nation with strong cultural and governmental affinity with Meridon, Chilokver enjoys warmer than usual relations with Meridon.		N/A			N/A	N/A	Dr. Julia Roe	TBD
Darlingtown	Allied						Darlingtown and Meridon share significant bilateral relationships, specifically through the lens of Meridonian investments in Darlingtowner infrastructure and its participation in PRMP. Relations have recently been strained by Darlingtown's declaration as a theocracy, although Meridon continues to recognize the arcology as a partner.		N/A		N/A	PRMP	N/A	Mr. Levi Feresa	SACHI
Etoile Arcture	Neutral						Etoile Arcture and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to cultural and governmental affinity.		N/A			N/A	N/A	Dr. Lauren Wall	Dr. Krystyna Kochanski
Eulabia	Allied						Eulabia and Meridon are allied through PRMP and share strong bilateral ties in addition to cultural and governmental affinity.					PRMP	N/A	Dr. Lorenzo Shetton	Mrs. Katherine Harrow
The Free Lands (of the Selkie)	Allied						Meridon and the Free Lands are allied via the Strategic and Economic Alliance and share close military, cultural, and economic ties.					SEA	N/A	Ms. Inia Tenadii	Mrs. Nolwenn Crúcapall
Ibica	Neutral						Ibica and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to strong cultural and governmental affinity.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. Pierre Gounelle	Dr. Nikole Westbrook
Istationer	Neutral						Istationer and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to cultural and governmental affinity.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. James Trickett	Mr. Ace Maven
Janpia	Neutral						Janpia and Meridon fought against each other during the Great War. Janpia, while not overtly hostile to Meridon, is considered a potential adversary as it is the second strongest naval power in the Marinan ocean.		N/A			N/A	N/A	Ms. Arihi Lopamaua	Dr. Suschen Yutschuren
Jin Yi	Neutral						Sharing a maritime border, Jin Yi and Meridon share cordial but neutral relationships, primarily oriented towards mutually beneficial trade arrangements.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. Alvin Mubon	Mr. Zhu Fen
Joseon	Allied						Meridon and Joseon share extremely close relations through PRMP and strong cultural and governmental similarities. Joseon is a regular purchaser of Meridonian military equipment, and consistently ranks as one of Meridon's most significant strategic partners.					PRMP	N/A	Mr. Edgar Morais	Mr. Lim Kyungsun
Kaskaida	Tense						Kaskaida has been classified intermittently as an adversary by the Meridonian government on multiple occasions, having fought and lost against Anagonia and Meridon in the Great War and remaining an agitator and unfriendly force in the Marinan Sea and the Anagonian continent. Meridon has on multiple occasions attempted to mediate significantly more hostile Kaskaidan-Anagonian relations to small avail.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. Chase Lewis	Mr. Sobong Min-Ki
Kenmoria	Neutral						Kenmoria and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. Toby Wood	Mrs. Amarante Samson
Lauzanne	Friendly						Lauzanne and Meridon share extensive military cooperation and governmental affinity.		N/A		N/A		N/A	Mrs. Alice Flemmings
Marquesan	Allied						Marquesan and Meridon reconciled following their enmity in the Great War and remain partners especially after Meridonian intervention in the Marquesan crisis of 2015. Meridon and Marquesan frequently conduct military and civil exchanges.		N/A			Security partnership	N/A	Mr. Iosefa Pule
Nationeer	Neutral						Nationeer and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to some cultural and governmental affinity.		N/A			N/A	N/A	Mrs. Yonamine Masumi	Dr. Éléonore Thévenet
Neo-Korea	Allied						Neo-Korea is allied to Meridon through PRMP. Neo-Korea's recent invasion of Matsume has strained relations in the current period significantly despite this.		N/A			PRMP	N/A	Mr. Constantin Lucroy	Mr. Ryuu Kawaguchi
Oronia	Neutral						Oronia and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to some cultural and governmental affinity. Oronia maintains a significant number of consulates in Meridon.		N/A			N/A	N/A	Dr. Jorge Acre	Mr. Jorge Vergara
Reino do Brazil	Neutral						Reino do Brazil and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to some cultural affinity.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mrs. Nádia Sequeira	Dr. Tiago Varela
Sombreland	Friendly						While formerly allied within the confines of ICON, this alliance was not renewed in the advent of its downfall. Meridon supplies weapons and training to Sombrish forces despite this and maintains a diplomatic position of strategic ambiguity in regards to its defense in the event of an Aureumterran invasion.		N/A		N/A	Material and training support	N/A	Mr. Adam Chéreau
Svetvostok	Neutral						Svetvostok and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties and a degree of governmental and cultural affinity.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. Alexander Washer	Mr. Maxim Petrov
Washington-Columbia	Neutral						Washington-Columbia and Meridon share bilateral diplomatic ties via its embassy program in addition to significant cultural and governmental affinity.		N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. Adam Morris	Mr. Gerald McGill