Foreign Diplomatic Policy Act
Section 10.005 — Diplomatic relations; preference for Treaty of Mutual Recognition, Cooperation, and Friendship; other treaties; require submission to Council of State; require consideration of treaties within 30 days; require two-thirds vote for ratification of treaties.
(1) It shall be the preference of the government to confer recognition on, and enter into diplomatic relations with, a foreign state by a treaty of mutual recognition, cooperation, and friendship, the terms of which shall be mutually agreed upon by the government and the government of the foreign state and subsequently consecrated by appropriate signature or seal of the same. The treaty described in this subsection shall be of a form prescribed by the Council of State.
(2) The government may enter into treaties and agreements with foreign states other than those treaties described in subsection (1) for purposes other than the recognition of sovereignty and the initiation of standard diplomatic relations. A treaty or agreement described in this section shall be of a form prescribed by the Council of State, as applicable.
(3) As soon as practicable, The Sovereign shall submit a treaty or agreement described in subsection (1) or (2) to the Council of State for consideration, pursuant to Article 15 of the Constitution, G.D.E. Const. Art. 15. The Council of State shall consider a treaty or agreement submitted under this subsection within 30 days. A treaty or agreement submitted and considered under this subsection shall be ratified with the consent of two-thirds of the members of the Council of State.