Amudim

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"Self-determination is a key element for global cooperation and internationalism - in NEK, Sholemberg and everywhere else in the world"

September 5684

Kaliburg, Kalistan - In one of the many follow-ups to the bilateral state meeting earlier this year, the Foreign Secretary of the City State of Tel Bira took the podium in a press conference in Kaliburg to provide some commentary in regards to the Norterra Summit organised by Egelion; a summit that sees the involvement of Nadiya (former Trigunia), Kalistan itself and Egelion towards deciding the future of New Endralon and Kizenia, the Kerisian nation that recently experienced severe conflict.

Yes, one of the issues that came up on yesterday's agenda was the Norterra Summit. We discuss many things with Kaliburg under the renewed light of our City State's full member entry to the NAM. Egelion and NEK was one of them.

Tel Bira stands with Kalistan concerning their rejection of the preliminary peace treaty earlier this summer - we come from a place of understanding geopolitical security issues of this nature; with the southern coasts of NEK and Keris itself at play, that is.

"Geopolitical paranoia" is, more often than not, a term used by states knowingly exerting their terms onto the interests of other states.

[chuckles]

I mean, the Beiteynuese Government has been a prime example of that theory. We've seen Beifartsouf in practice for centuries.

We know, when we see one.

The Foreign Secretary, however, openly disagreed with Kaliburg's "heavy-weight direct style of opposition".

The Empire of Ananto and Kalistan's current position heavily assumes that Egelion is "up to no good" - presumably leveraging the recent situation in NEK and the summit itself to solidify its geopolitical status in the region.

Altea, however, has been very vocal on the principles of global cooperation and internationalism, thus we expect, at least in our parts of the world, that Egelion will pursue its own interests without overriding those of others; in this instance, Kalistan.

And the entirety of North Seleya, if I may be blunt, considering the spatial relevance of Lodamun, as well.

The Corte Concordia is also just around the corner. It'd just be crazy for Altea to pull an open 180 on its own principles that they so strongly advocate, especially considering that a lot of eyes are fixed on the matter with NEK.

And quite a few states are already interested in the treaty, ourselves included.

[chuckles]

Can you imagine?

You join a treaty like Concordia for making sure the NEKs of the world don't get land grabbed in the face of thwarting cooperative interests, only to find out the author of the treaty has done exactly that?

[chuckles again]

When asked about Tel Bira's relations with Altea and whether the financial issues with Egelian loans in Pontesi would be resolved anytime soon, he responded:

Yes, we re-affirmed the framework this spring, considering all that's happening in Amudim, at the moment.

No, I'm afraid the issues with Pontesi have not been resolved. We are aware that Altea has been quite vocal against any and all agreements within the Neset.

A journalist cut in the queue to ask the Foreign Secretary about the latest Istalian piece in the Equilibri Globali; to which he chuckled again, lightly shrugging his shoulders:

I don't disagree.

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