Northern Seleyan Confederation Plenary Meeting

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Evan Price, Ambassador-at-large to the Northern Seleyan Confederation Plenary Meeting, Commonwealth of Lodamun

We would like to augment the statements made by the representatives from both Likatonia and Kalistan. We recognise that our [Lodamun's] participation in a confederation or union of North Seleyan States ought to be premised on a principle of equality where all members are viewed as equals and thus we second the principles as advanced by the representative from Likatonia. 

1. On mutual respect and sovereignty, we propose that nations maintain a degree of sovereignty/autonomy which honours and doesn't disregard the uniqueness of their cultural and/or economic characteristics. Where the stability of the entire system is under threat, there should be some mechanism for intervention through which other states within this union may trigger to settle internal disputes. We make this proposal in particular as it speaks to our broader ambitions for a closer political union, noting that in such a union, instability in one quarter may eventually spread to others and thus there will undoubtedly be an incentive for all to maintain stability (be it political or economic) in those states which made up this union. 
   
2. Regarding the guiding philosophies that would underpin this potential union, we note that common/mutual benefit for all should be our lodestar. There must exist structures (institutions) to support levelling the playing field in all states/territories which participate in this union. The disjointed nature of development on this continent (due in part to the actions of extra-regional territories) should not be carried around as a burden but as a genuine opportunity to correct historical wrongs. We therefore propose that any guiding principles underscore the importance of pooling resources for common benefit. 
   

As mentioned prior, we [Lodamun] are very much in favour of a political union of North Seleyan states. Although we expressed our apprehension about a centrally administrated federation, we nonetheless toss our support to the loose confederation as initially proposed (we believe) by Kalistan. We contend that insofar as this confederation stands, a central governing entity (i.e. a singular president) be avoided and instead, a modification of the Likatonia proposal is herein put forward: a rotating council based on a primus inter pares model.