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Istalian Government on Keris's post-war peace: "NEK deserves a just and shared peace"

Romula also joins the international call for a resolution that respects the sovereignty of NEK and of its citizens, respecting the principles on which international law have been founded for centuries

Luciano Pardi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations
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April 5685

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ROMULA - This morning, before the press gathered at Livori Palace, headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government of the Imperial State of Istalia, through Minister Pardi, officially took a position regarding the peace process started following the conclusion of the Keris War, a conflict that has profoundly shook the continent's geopolitical balance and international relations.

Now that the Northterra Conference is underway, the Istalian Government has expressed "deep concern about some of the proposals put on the table", which several Terran governments have deemed as lead by "potentially expansionist and hegemonic goals", particularly the proposals came from Egelion, although criticism has also been directed at Nadiya, two of the main powers involved in the conflict.

The Government emphasized that the peace treaty proposals put forward by Egelion in the very aftermath of the conflict, already strongly contested by Kalistan, Egelion and Nadiya's ally in fighting the dictatorship of the military junta in NEK, risk compromising the stability of the region and reducing New Endralon and Kizenia to "a semi-autonomous territorial entity, devoid of real sovereignty and subordinate to the decisions of neighboring powers".

The Minister emphasized with particular emphasis that:

Any peace process must be based on the consensus of the peoples directly involved. Any attempt to impose solutions from above that fail to take into account the principle of self-determination, and therefore the will of the people of New Endralon and Kizenia, would be a mistake, both politically and morally, and a serious precedent destined to undermine the durability of the agreements and the very foundations of international law, as established by millennia-long geopolitical interactions and relations since the beginning of the contemporary era between the late 21st and early 22nd centuries.

The Istalian statement, like those of several other governments on Earth, also echoes the analyses recently published in the geopolitical journal "Equilibri Globali", which, in yet another worldwide widely discussed article, which further consolidates its authority at an international level, highlighted the critical issues of the ongoing negotiation process and the risks of a new, highly unbalanced order on the continent.

Minister Pardi, citing the article, stated:

The reflections expressed in the recent Equilibri Globali's article, mentioned by several governments and media worldwide, appear to reflect a widespread sentiment, not only among experts and the political class, but also among ordinary citizens, in Istalia as well as abroad. This demonstrates how closely the post-Keris peace process is being monitored and how its implications can influence international consensus and the right of nations to exist in security.

At the end of the press conference, the Minister appealed to the responsibility of all parties involved in the negotiations, calling for "a balanced and sustainable peace that does not sacrifice the interests of New Endralon and Kizenia and its population on the altar of geopolitical ambitions and political expediency":

Istalia calls on the victorious powers to consider not their own political and geostrategic interests but, and above all, the future of the stability region and the will of the people of New Endralon and Kizenia, who must, and it's imperative, be not only involved, but a key player in the decisions that will be made at the ongoing Norterra Conference.

By adopting this official position, Istalia aligns itself with the concerns expressed by numerous governments and international organizations, reaffirming its historic diplomatic vocation and its deeply felt commitment to stability and established international law.