Ministry of State (Urcea)
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| Headquarters | Leochán Palace 44 State Street Urceopolis |
| Annual budget | $442.3 billion (FY 2008) |
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| Website | state.urc |
The Ministry of State, often informally called the Foreign Ministry and formally titled His Most Christian Majesty's Ministry of State, is the Purpaidá Ministry that advises the Apostolic King of Urcea and leads the nation in foreign policy issues. Equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries, the Ministry of State is responsible for the international relations of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea, and negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities. The State Ministry is not, however, responsible for relations between Urcea and the member states of the Levantine Union, which is under the purview of the Ministry of Commerce
The Purpaidá position originated in the 16th century as the King's Secretary for Sarpedon and Crona, naturally evolving to the current Ministry by the end of the 18th century.