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Orthodox Chancellor hints at mission to Nadiya
"Science Cooperation creates possibilities" between two nations, Says Mickelson
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
September 7, 5726


Chancellor Mickelson speaks to National Assembly on foreign Overtures

"We have an interesting opportunity before us," said Chancellor of the Empire Johnathan Mickelson at the National Assembly this week. "Opened by the perhaps overly enthusiastic statements of the ISCA Administrator in Spencer, and the favorable response from her counterparts in Nadiya, we can now consider a future where there is normalized relations between our country and cooperation on a number of fronts, not just science." The Chancellor was speaking in favor of a foreign policy omnibus which included increased funding for cultural exchange with Utaristan, new funding for an embassy in Utaristan's capital of Cise, and formal invites to the President-Chancellor of Valruzia and the Governor General of Mordusia to visit Kalistan.

"The overture with Nadiya is certainly quite unexpected, given their long and undeserved history of animosity toward our nation and our monarchy that has existed for a very long time, but it does seem that we have the green light to follow through with new MOUs regarding opportunities to train Kalistani astronauts in Nadiya, with the Nadiyan counterparts, as well as the transfer of modular rocket parts to Nadiya, who will now be able to leapfrog their program and reimagine and enhance the parts to design their own rockets that are fit for the sort of missions they wish to launch. This cooperation is a very positive development and allows us to imagine additional cooperation and association on other fronts as well."

The Chancellor said that Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Carolina II Ananto approved of the cooperation because "She would like her son to inherit good relations with our neighbors. The Empress stated that her job in these last few years of her reign is to settle old disputes, improve relations where ever she can and leave the nation in as good a shape as she can for her son to take over with the best chance of success. Consequently, there will be a less hard nosed foreign policy coming from Kaliburg into the next reign, and more focus on cooperation and détente."

The Chancellor said that within a year, new delegations will be sent to Luthori to try, once more to attract a modicum of attention from the Emperor there, as well as both Xsampa and Gaduridos to attempt to restart relations with both of these nations. "The Empress said she does not plan to leave the nation again while she remains on the throne, for any reason, but she has required the Foreign Minister to reach out to these nations and attempt to resume contact. The goal of course is to get to something like neutral relations with places that our opinion has suffered in the last decade or so." The Foreign Ministry will also dispatch representatives to Lodamun, Baltusia, N&D, Dudorf, Kundrati, Egelion, Lourenne, Seko, Tukarali and Bianjie.

"Right now these are just good will missions," said the Chancellor. "An opportunity to engage and re-evaluate what the issues that are which are outstanding and to see where we can cooperate to work on things together. We are just trying to see if there is even any interest." Nadiya is also on the list. "The mission to Nadiya will attempt once more to achieve normalization between our two nations," said Mickelson. "We broke off talks over the security of Kalistani representatives years ago, but Her Imperial Majesty believes that the policy of the Nadiyan government has evolved to the point where they would no longer target representatives of an absolute Monarch were she to send them. At any point, it is worth a shot to finally normalize relations with Nadiya."

And then there is Amudim. "I can say that besides Nadiya, the only nation we do not have normal relations, or at least the potential for normal relations anyway, is Amudim." The Chancellor smiled and paused. "And in case you are wondering, no, we won't be sending a delegation to that state. There is one thing and one thing only that Her Imperial Majesty is waiting on before that happens, and that is a public acknowledgement on Amudim's part of their necessary and vital role in whitewashing the crimes against humanity committed by Sladek and his minions, including death camps, medical experiments, forced cannibalism, and the worst crime of all committed by that regime with Amudim technology and technical expertise, the chemical weapons attack against three Kalistani Cities in 5612 that murdered 40,000 Kalistanis. Until they formally, publicly and fully accept their absolutely essential role in those crimes, there is nothing to talk about. We've even worked out our issues with Kundrati decades ago, but the criminals in Amudim have never had to face any accountability for their meddling. So no, there will be no diplomats sent to Amudim without truth and a sincere and good faith attempt at reconciliation. This has been the policy of this Empire for more than 100 years. And it isn't going to change now. For any reason."

The Deputies present for the Chancellor's speech applauded Her Imperial Majesty's efforts to work with Nadiya on science cooperation, but were a bit less enthusiastic about broader communications. However, lack of enthusiasm by the legislature will, however, not be enough to deter Her Imperial Majesty's Government. The Empress has separately expressed optimism that normalization is a real possibility, and it will give Kalistan an opportunity to speak with Nadiya about high level matters like environmental pollution, and ways that both nations can cooperate to find a mutually agreeable modus vivendi to the question.

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