Luthori

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While in Luthori, debate around the controversial Crime Prevention and Protection Bill, pushed by Secretary of State for Home Affairs Margaret Harper, on foreign affairs, the mood is sharply different. Prime Minister Davy Harper entrusted in his former role in Mr. Parker-Stanford’s government, Liberal firebrand and rising star, Mr. Gordon Learmouth (33) to become the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in his new government. Appointed in a bid to reassure the Liberal Party about the conservative influences within his government, the Prime Minister secured an ally at the Foreign Ministry, as Mr. Learmouth shares most ideals that the Prime Minister pursued during his term as Foreign Minister.

For his foreign displacement as Foreign Secretary, Mr. Learmouth seems to have chosen the Commonwealth of Mordusia as a fine destination. Indeed, the Luthorian Empire and the Mordusian Commonwealth, have since three centuries, at least, shared a similar monarchical head of state, that being the monarch of Luthori. In the coming wave of celebrations related to His Majesty the Emperor’s 70th anniversary since his ascension as both Emperor of Luthori and King of Mordusia, the Foreign Office argued that the Foreign Secretary chose Mordusia as his first foreign trip in order to “reassure the ancestral and unbreakable bond between the Holy Luthori Empire and the Commonwealth of Mordusia”.

The Foreign Office stated that officially, discussions will be focused around three main courses, the first being military cooperation between the two states, which has been a primary point of their relationship since centuries, according to the Foreign Secretary, Luthori has a “sincere wish to greatly expand this relationship to new heights”, discussions shall focus around a permanent presence in Mordusia and the Sea of Lost Souls through the creation (and reformation) of Luthorian naval forces command structures in the Western Seleyan Area. 

The second shall be related to the Emperor and King, Richard II, as monarch of both Luthori and Mordusia for the last 68 years, his presence remains paramount to the characterisation of bilateral relations between the two states. Even if His Majesty hasn’t visited the Commonwealth for four decades now, the Orange Palace stated that the Emperor and Empress, in likely their last foreign engagement in their reign, would visit the Commonwealth of Mordusia during the Platinum Jubilee of the Emperor in 5697. Details about the visit haven’t yet been released to the public, but the Palace is keen to “correct an objective mistake on their part”, and have the Emperor visit Mordusia and head the ceremonies of commemoration of his reign’s anniversary from Randworth instead of Fort William.

Prince William (55), Prince of Orange and heir apparent is poised to take charge of the celebrations in Luthori alongside his family, including Prince Edward (17), his eldest son and likely future Emperor of Luthori in his own right.

Finally, the final topic up to discussion is about Luthori and Mordusia’s relationship, according to the Foreign Secretary, the two countries shares an “unbreakable bond” but also “lamented” the fact that it was merely “unofficial”, he stated that he wished to begin talks with his Mordusian counterparts about potential discussions about the formalisation of the two nations’ relationships. He stated that the Kerisian Empire, proclaimed by the Egelians after their family seized the thrones of Nadiya and New Endralon and Kizenia was an “huge inspiration”, citing also the Jelbic Empire or the Canrillaise Empire.

“Luthori has been in an union with Mordusia for the better part of the last three centuries, and we aren’t officialising it. That is the most shameful thing that the Foreign Office has failed to achieve in recent decades, if you want my opinion.”, said the Foreign minister before leaving for Darlington Palace.