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Foreign Secretary lands in Kaliburg: "full membership to the NAM is the first step towards a secure future for global cooperation and internationalism"

April 5684

Kaliburg, Kalistan - Upon landing on the tarmac, the Foreign Secretary of the City State of Tel Bira greeted journalists by immediately confirming the city's full membership entry to the Kalistani Non-Aligned Movement, following its prior ratification as an observer a couple of years ago.

Tel Bira's "rush" comes as no surprise: civil unrest in Xsampa's supervised DMZ A, the ongoing guard change from Bannerhafen and the tectonic regional changes concerning the 3rd Point Federation, Sholemberg's capture by rebel forces - now largely surmised to be of Pontesian-Yeudi and Jelbic-Yeudi origin or at least funded in part by such groups - all have captured the spotlight of international media.

The Foreign Secretary went as far to mention a couple of instances, such as Istalia's ongoing "close watch position", highlighting how BIFI and the Bankaut remain undisturbed and operational.

"No cause for concern - there is an understanding across the board that the City State of Tel Bira has absolutely nothing to do with any of the events", he concluded.

"Yes, of course markets are impacted", he added after a barrage of questions on the degrading state of shipping.

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Tel Bira's state visit to Kalistan has long been in the making. AYIC's "close watch" and "open support" to Amudimim Yeudis earlier this year sent waves of gratitude across the Holy Land, sparking even more pressure for the City State to follow up with a formal visit, especially after Kaliburg adopted a neutral-supportive position itself in February.

What really got the ball going for the possibility of bilateral relations was the 5682 exhibit of the Kundratijan Gem. Kalistan had made a final undisputed statement of embracing Yeudi Heritage to the outmost degree.

Pilgrims have been flocking to the exhibit since then, from all corners of the Neset; Amudim included.

According to the Foreign Office, the agenda of the visit centers around solidifying bilateral relations between Kalistan and the City State of Tel Bira - and by extension, with the rest of the Yeudi Diaspora. While initial remarks seemed to indicate that the agreement would be pursued with the entire Union of Amudim, recent turmoils with the City State of Sholemberg may have shrunk the breadth of a potential agreement.

In mentioning the Haniyaret as the foundational document of a potential bilateral agreement, the Foreign Secretary was very quick to pinpoint the fact that the Union of Amudim had chosen to respect Kalistan's stance by not automatically considering them part of the Haniyaret due to it representing a continuation of former Beiteynuese diplomatic and commercial agreements.

"Kalistan once had a century-old partnership with Beiteynu", he commented; "but that went up in flames as soon as the Beiteynuese Government started making all the mistakes in the world - not Kalistan".

The Foreign Office's press release also noted that Tel Bira is "extensively open" to any Kalistani-centric amendment needed to the Haniyaret.

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The Foreign Secretary also briefly commented on Egelion's "radio silence" regarding Tel Bira's recent overtures to Altea to enact diplomatic channels.

"We understand it's hard for them to engage in global cooperation and internationalism at the moment", he frowned; "all things considered, of course".

"We will wait for as long as it takes. We are committed, after all".

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