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↳ Foreign minister Rong Litari meeting New Verhamese officials. Makan Vongvilay / Daily Express

27 November 5703
What is Bianjie's current and future involvement in the post-war New Verham and its reconstruction?

As the neighbouring New Verham is undergoing a reconstruction phase, we analyse the actions taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Council as a whole, past, present, and future, with foreign minister Rong Litari.



It has been almost 5 years since yet another civil war broke out in the neighbouring New Verham, with the clashes against the then-president Argat, turning violent, causing the latter to flee the nation, and finding himself crashing on the Bianjian territory. Following these and other less relevant events, New Verham fell into complete chaos and a vacuum of governance, causing both Dovanian nations, like Bianjie and Xsampa, and the wider international community, represented by Egelion, Nadiya and Luthori, to decide to intervene in the conflict with various degrees, with some helping more actively and militarily, and others doing the diplomatic and political work behind the scenes and openly.

Bianjie was among the second group of nations, though it did reserve some actions that would qualify our country among those in the first list. After it was discovered that Argat crashed on the Bianjian soil, the Bianjian Police Agency (BPA) arrested the New Verhamese politician, putting him under containment in the Dergasari County Prison. The official position held by the State Council was that Argat needs to be fairly trialled by the New Verhamese state; however, the Bianjian government pointed out that this may only happen once there is a "stable and functioning" government in then-Chukyo. Current foreign minister Rong Litari, who was a part of the team, put to manage MOFA's response to the conflict in New Verham, said about Argut process in Dergasari: "I totally endorsed this move from our government when I was the undersecretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because we genuinely were worried about him being killed somewhere in a car, or plane, or, Abka forbid, even in a court building during the trial".

Furthermore, Bianjie was sending humanitarian and financial aid to the civilians affected by the war, working alongside other nations providing aid. "Our focus was helping the people, because, as bad or cowardly as that may sound, there was no side for us to pick, nor did we want to. Our goal was to make sure that Dovani returns to stability and normalcy soon enough", Litari said. On the other side, Bianjie responded positively to the request from the Luthorian government, allowing northern ports and airports to host the Luthorian military for refuelling and a launching point for military operations on the New Verhamese soil. "Luthorian officials presented a compelling case of why, and what for, and that is why we agreed. Helping the international intervention forces and bringing an end to this chaos quickly was our joint goal, and we found ourselves in agreement with our international colleagues", the current foreign minister told us.

Today, Bianjie is a part of the wider regional military mission in New Verham, the "Absolute Support Mission", or the ASM for short, aimed at training the New Verhamese army and other military and law enforcement units in various areas, and the institutional reform, to prevent corruption, ethnic and political discrimination. According to Litari, who was a part of the delegation during the negotiations, it was one of the main demands of the foreign diplomats to have an international team managing the reform in the central Dovanian country during the construction period. "I talked about this in depth with Borgisi [the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Armed Forces of Bianjie], and he responded positively, adding that Befugun needs some action to keep itself in form", Litari chuckled as he said that. Additionally, the Armed Forces donated one of its older and less-frequently used frigates to the newly-founded New Verham Navy, as a sign of good friendship with the new government. CDS of the Armed Forces, Alin Borgisi, said that this "gift" freed a sizable amount of budget used for the maintenance of the frigate, allowing AFB to reevaluate its spending, and possibly renovate the equipment.

Otherwise, the Bianjian involvement remains rather average, possibly minimal; however, there is still a demand for a peaceful and democratic neighbour to the north, prompting actions from the national diplomacy. Bianjian businesses see the reconstruction in New Verham as the opportunity to invest in the country, with the nation's biggest and most prominent companies, such as Hikona Group, Cisubank, Befucom, Benemu and others, announcing that they will either look into the possibility of investing, or straight up buy property, assets, or invest millions into the reconstruction, or opening businesses in the country.



Tulergi Baita (Foreign Affairs) is the Bianjian news publication founded in 5675, focused on global affairs, current events, and domestic and international policy.