The Asgardia Executive Congress in Vienna began today and will last three days. Asgardia's mayor Eren Omurzak and mayoral candidate Arturas Velutis told Asgardia Space News about what they expect to achieve at the Congress, as well as their vision of Asgardia's future
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The Asgardia Executive Congress in Vienna began today and will last three days. Asgardia's mayor Eren Omurzak and mayoral candidate Arturas Velutis told Asgardia Space News about what they expect to achieve at the Congress, as well as their vision of Asgardia's future
Arturas Velutis is an Asgardian mayoral candidate of Cork:
From the Government, I expect concrete solutions on the issue of help and protection of our citizens, the Asgardians. We are a cosmic nation, therefore, all our solutions and actions must be on the cosmic scale. Asgardians must have the best technology, the best education, the best healthcare. Also, thinking of our lunar arcs… It would be awesome to find out more about these mind-blowing spacecraft! How will life in the arcs be organized? Which professions will be useful in space? I expect the Government of Asgardia to be open and clear. I believe that the most fantastic books and ideas will turn to reality in Asgardia. Our kingdom must become a sort of a space ‘Wonderland.’
We need the national bank of Asgardia to start operating, the sooner the better, to set investment projects in operation for Asgardians to start getting real help. We are a cosmic nation, and we must go from fantasy to reality. We are space-bound, and that’s that. Within the next five years, US astronauts will land on the Moon, and I hope for this generation of humans to be able to see this landing live on air. And if the moon-walking astronaut will have Asgardia’s Coat of Arms on his spacesuit, this will be the best reward for our nation, this is our goal. Yes, I am a born romantic, and for me, such dreams are not fantasy, they are my deepest convictions.
The Executive Congress and other similar events are important as the Asgardian government, represented by Dr. Ashurbeyli, the Parliament, and the ministers will finally be able to get together and discuss important matters, take decisions, and start implementing plans. I am guessing that soon our national currency, the SOLAR, will be introduced, granting all Asgardians a big advantage. I don’t want to run ahead, however. Let everything unfold gradually. I’m a bit impatient to see the Asgardia Executive Congress, especially the decisions that will be taken there. Besides, I am really looking forward to the Scientific Congress in June. I want to see what our kingdom has to show the world.
Critics say a lot. On the one hand, their input is useful, as any critique causes us to improve for Asgardia’s benefit. Critics call us “childish dreamers,” but do they know that truth comes “out of the mouths of the babes”? Only children are capable of having completely new ideas and real dreams, for, the older a person gets, the more down-to-earth.
Eren Omurzak is an Asgardian Mayor in Turkey:
My expectations of the Asgardia Executive Congress 2019 are, face to face verification of Mayors via Ministers, Members of Parliament, or Local Authorities, the launch of the Asgardian e-currency, and the establishment of Asgardia’s local offices.
We need to have more of these events to make them legitimate, to be able to share the vision that we create.
Modern technology and way of life would have been considered "impossible" 30 years ago, and named an unrealistic fantasy 100 years ago - but this is how we live today. What will critics say or do after we’ve made it?
