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Her Imperial Majesty to travel to Mordusia
Believes Imperial Presence at Base talks essential for success
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
January 8, 5585


Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Carolina I Ananto visits a Commonwealth country for the first time in decades

Her Imperial Majesty Empress Carolina I Ananto did something that even one year ago would have been seen as unthinkable.  She has set foot in an active Commonwealth state.  The Empress has travelled into Southern Seleya to attend the base talks in support of Lodamun's efforts to keep its Southern Seleyan Bases opened.  Her Imperial Majesty briefly spoke to reporters before boarding her plane ahead of this Historic Visit.

"We have condescended to visit the Commonwealth of Mordusia in their own land, and have agreed to speak with their Queen's Government represented by the Governor-General Prince Louis Orange.  There has not been a sitting Ananto in a Commonwealth Nation since Empress Nicolette II Ananto visited Luthori in 5511, a whole 74 years.  We look forward to seeing if they truly are the monsters they are made out to be in Kaliburg.  This is a joke, of course.  We trust our Seleyan friends are not nearly as bad as their Artanian counterparts.

All jokes aside, we requested to attend this conference because, while we have complete faith that our Foreign Minister would be able to adequately represent Ananto's view point and strongly support Lodamun's advocacy, our Presence may underscore the importance that we place in this matter.  We wish to show Mordusia that Ananto is serious about our overtures to attempting to rebuild a relationship of trust and cooperation between the Anantonese Empire and Mordusia.  We fully understand and appreciate their skepticism toward the outreach, and we look forward to the opportunity to both push for Lodamun's rights in the matter, as well as take Mordusia's very legitimate concerns into account.

Kalistan will always step up for Andalay.  They are our brothers and sisters, and like Gaduridos, we count them as our family, who have been lost for so long but have mercifully found their way home.  We wish to be here to let our Lodamese Ministers know that we have their backs, and are committed to doing what we can to help them keep the bases that they negotiated in good faith, before ever rejoining the Empire.

And further more, Ananto wishes to perhaps think of starting a new era of cooperation between Northern and Southern Seleya.  Mordusia represents great potential to our south.  We recognize that they intend to stay with Luthori, and this is their choice of course.  They add to Luthori.  We appreciate this.  This does not mean that we also should not work together where our common interests overlap.  Mordusia has traditionally been close with Lodamun.  We strongly feel that this provides an excellent foundation upon which to build positive relationships with Greater Ananto as well.  The Anantonese Empire is making efforts, halting, but still existing, to repair relations once more with Luthori.  Friendship with Mordusia can add to that effort as well.

We will reserve comment about Likatonia.  If they were to ever decide to change their ways, we would be interested in finding ways to work with them as well, but as the saying goes:  You can't win them all.  So we will work today, with Mordusia to find a win-win solution to this problems, and perhaps it may lead to negotiations with others further down the line.

We look forward to travelling to Mordusia.  We feel perhaps we may be somewhat overdressed for the Southern Hemisphere, but we have brought a change of clothing for sunnier climes."

The Empress answered a couple questions following her statement.  She confirmed that Prince Consort and the Minor Prince and Princess are travelling with her to Mordusia for a family vacation.  She confirmed that she would meet with the Lodamese Secretary of State, as well as the Mordusian Foreign Minister, but was unsure whether Luthori intended to send a representative as well, and she confirmed that Foreign Minister Sir Christopher Bjorksdattir would be present as well.

She also stated that she hoped that she would be able to spend some time in the History Section of a university Library in Mordusia.  "We have heard reports that about 2200 years ago there was a Brethrenist movement in this country that worked with some type of socialists to form a government.  This would definitely be something we would be interested in researching.  The Brethren in Mordusia were of a different type than the way we grew up, but the notion that Brethren were involved openly in Government as their own political Party is of interest to us, and is something our Mother would speak about on a somewhat regular basis, in private of course."

Her Imperial Majesty said she and the royal family will remain in Mordusia for the early part of the Conference, and then return to Kaliburg and allow Sir Christopher to assist the Lodamese Secretary of State to work out details, keeping Ananto's interests on the table throughout.