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Foreign Dep’t weighes options with Xsampa as it concludes NE-Luthori Trade Agreement
November 5724

Fort William, Luthori – The halls of Blackhall were busy with activity as Luthori concluded a bilateral trade agreement with the New Englians. While negotiations started following Ms. Hughes-Murray's inauguration as Prime Minister in 5720 – they were hastily accelerated by both governments following the recent episode of instability in Xsampa.

Both Prime Ministers (Parkford & Hughes-Murray) signed the agreement in Bridgemont, with the Luthorian Prime Minister’s Office follow-up comments being overwhelmingly positive. 

The agreement includes the end of bilateral trade barriers on specific goods which both states targeted for import and export duties. 

To quote an anonymous Foreign Office official: “Xsampan affairs made the trade agreement even more appetizing for both as the threat of an unstable Xsampa negatively impacting their economies was too big to ignore”.

Prime Minister Parkford received his first real foreign policy victory, as the signature of the trade agreement strengthened his image among the large commercial pressure groups and the business elites.

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The signature of the trade agreement has called into question the relationship in limbo that Luthori currently holds with Xsampa. Owing to its previous recognition of the Custodian’s coup attempt, Blackhall officials recognised that dialogue with the incoming government in the next couple of weeks was going to be “key” in order to settle the relationship.

“We want to preserve existing ties,” said Jeoffrey Ants, Luthorian Ambassador to Xsampa to state media; “Luthori remains certain that the continuation and expansion of the current relationship between the two nations is of at both states’ benefit.”

Luthori’s future relationship with Xsampa considering its tacit and reluctant support for the Custodian was also mentioned in other high-stake talks, such as with Kalistani envoy, Ellen Hedges, during his passage in Luthori.

Blackhall is stated to be “weighing options” about its future policy, remaining blurry concerning the meaning of this statement; “It just means that we’re reviewing options, nothing more about this;” said a senior Blackhall official, who also rejected the signature of the New Englia-Luthori Trade Agreement as a mean to distance itself from Xsampa: “We’ve been negotiating this agreement since 5720, it would ludicrous to state that it’s a sign of an anti-Xsampan stance [...] we remain committed at the maintenance of ties between Fort William and Metz-Leonid – as we are with all of our Dovani partners.”

“We are simply boosting our trade with alternative partners, and I fail to see where it’s a problem.” he concluded.

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Executives from Luthori’s shipping industry have shown to have been “content” with the fallout. SouthSeas Group CEO commented on the possibility of “increased involvement” in the Eastern Hemisphere following the signature of the agreement.

Following the failure of Luthori’s mid-5610 bid for New Englian petroleum, the trade agreement comes as a reinsurance of Luthori’s relationship with New Englia in terms of trade. 

Stock prices for numerous shipping corporations have rose by some points in the last few years, synonym of good momentum and confidence from investors.

@NLB News