Luthori

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Luthori’s government has unveiled a new foreign policy initiative coupled with a landmark declaration. This initiative called the “Luthori-Dovani Reconstruction and Reconciliation Fund” is a fund created by the Luthorian government to tackle the peculiar issue of colonial reparations. Mr. Holian-Keaty's government has had engaged itself on this road since day 1, with the Prime Minister Holian-Keaty himself stressing the need for an ‘official state apology on colonialism’ on the campaign trail. 

Since his election in 5708, the Labour-led government seemingly kicked this issue down the road, avoiding milestone statements on the topic, avoiding controversial statement with the nation’s conservative establishment, which is not enthusiastic about this whole process.  

This seeming abandonment of the issue caused the anger of Labour activists and of organisations both at home and abroad, a Guardian editorial written by Paul Lewitt chastised the Prime Minister and his government for the lack of progress on that field: ‘...the Prime Minister agreed back in 5706 that Luthori ought to formally apologise for the crimes and atrocities caused by Luthorian colonialism, committed by the Luthorian Empire in the name of the Crown [...] where is the progress now? Did Labour, once again, shamelessly walked away from its engagements?’ 

Seemingly in a bid to restore trust in the Labour Party following the poor electoral performance of the party in 5712, where the party lost 30 seats in the Imperial Diet but nonetheless maintained its majority in the lower house, the Holian-Keaty government led a large event to formally announce the creation of the “Luthori-Dovani Reconstruction and Reconciliation Fund”, a fund created to tackle the issue of colonial reparations – but, according to Prime Minister Holian-Keaty, “interpreted” in a modern day sense. 

“With this new fund, we are not aiming to individually compensate individuals, we are aiming at the development of states which development was hindered by Luthorian colonial attitude [...] furthermore, there is a statement of goodwill through the creation of this fund. We do not aim to only atone for our past but also lead the way for the new era in our relations with Dovani, Temania and Vascania.” 

The Luthorian government coupled the creation of this fund with an official state apology, through a statement from 10 Crown Street, expressing the government’s “utmost regret for the actions of previous administrations which engaged in the subjugation, brutalisation of the people of Dovani”.  

“This fund will be aimed at channelling Luthorian investments to continue the build-up of numerous Eastern economies – it can be seen as an apology for the previous colonial activities of the Luthorian Empire”, the Prime Minister said. In addition, the Luthorian head of government declared that “any former Luthorian colony could potentially enter a new partnership with Luthori over this fund”, yet he said that the Empire wouldn’t partake in this relationship with “nations committing actions going against Luthori’s moral line of conduct”. 

Prime Minister Holian-Keaty added, in regard to the possible reactions in Dovani that “many will be disappointed, they’ve wished for Luthori to do far more and far earlier, and I do believe that this action will not satisfy everyone. It is my sincere opinion that I do believe that this fund represents a fine line – we do recognise our previous actions and engage in actions to atone our historical guilt but also creates a new form of relationship with our former colonies – one based on mutual understanding and respect.” 

The Foreign Office added that “individual countries could enter discussions with the Luthorian Museum over the restitution of artefacts deemed to be theirs, by origin.”, which is something that previous Luthorian administrations refused to do so. 

“Regardless of whether or not this is popular”, Foreign Secretary Dr. Schnee said, “the government do believe that this road is the most righteous road to engage upon and that this process will be vindicated in some years, even though many today opposes it.”, he concluded.