Kalistani Major History

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Kalistani Republic
ODEN moves Forward
Inks deal with Jelbanian Distro Corporations; More countries look to join
Kaliburg, Ananto District
July 17, 3984


Kalistan-ODEN Director Forrest Gryffin, announcing recent developments of the ODEN cartel

The Director of Kalistan-ODEN, Forrest Gryffin announced today at ODEN International Headquarters news of the first major successes for ODEN since the collapse of CIldania-ODEN decades ago.  Following a determined initiative to expand the Kalistan-based Cartel, the Director announced two major advances in the Cartel.

First:  ODEN has announced a major supply deal with Jelbanian Corporate narcotics distributors.  ODEN replaces Ibutho as the primary supplier for Jelbania's Corporations due to a collapse in Ibutho's supply regime.  In becoming the primary supplier, ODEN finds a regular market for Kalistan's national production.  Director Gryffin stated that ODEN will focus at the outset on the products that Kalistan has a comparative advantage in, primarily processed cocaine, opium and heroin as well as various synthetic narcotics, hydroponic marijuana, and laboratory grade hallucinogenics like LSD and MDMA.  Additionally, Kalistan will work with the Corporations to bring precursors into the deal, though they are not at the moment, included now.  The goal of adding precursors will be to spread the manufacturing process further afield, with the aim of eventually bringing Jelbania into the ODEN cartel. 

Second:  The Director announced that two additional countries stand ready to ratify the ODEN treaty, increasing the size of the cartel by 200 percent.  Al-Jumhuriyyah al-Sahel al-Ma'atraniyyah, also known as Jakania, and The Lourenne Republic have both moved bills in their respective national legislatures to ratify the Treaty.  Jakania's ratification will return ODEN to Majatra, where it has been absent since Cildania's abrogation of the Treaty several years ago, and ratification in Lourenne will give ODEN a foothold on Dovani.  Upon ratification of the Treaty, both nations will be eligible to join the ODEN deal with the Jelbanian Corporate Distribution Network.  The Director stated that he intends to work with the new members when they finally ratify the Treaty to ensure that ODEN nations are not competing with one another, and that each nation develops a portfolio of specialization.  "Of course, nothing prevents any ODEN nation from developing and selling whatever product they want, and if we find a lot of redundancy, what we may propose is ODEN becoming a single purchaser and distributor of each nation's production, so that each nation can ensure that whatever the arrangement, they receive a good price for their production.  This will allow national suppliers to see their interests met, as well as ensuring a unified brand and standard of quality for all drugs sold by ODEN members."

The Director then took questions.