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May 16th 5623

When Jaanus Jogi and his DPP were first elected, they promised to change Dolgava's outdated foreign policy for the better, and today, Jogi made due on his promise to shake things up. The Dolgavan Prime Minister flew into the capital of Xsampa
the city of Metz-Leonid, in his personal A-400m. The Prime Minister is there to open up relations with the Metzist state, and establish the beginnings of a trade agreement and movement of Dolgavans to Xsampa if they so wish. As of now, little to no ties between the two states exist, mainly due to the longstanding policy of former Conservative Governments to avoid all Communist states completely. However Jannus has shaken up most of the established norms in Dolgavan politics and his swashbuckling demeanor have made him go to places that Dolgavans have not gone for generations.

After landing and greeting Xsampa's authorities, Mr. Jogi made a short statement about fostering peace, despite past differences, and helping nations rebuild from "unspeakable tragedy". He said

I would like to thank the people of Xsampa for welcoming us here. You are a resilient people who have stood up to great challenges, and you have stood tall. Where we are now standing was the target of a unspeakable act, and when you look at it today, yes it happened, but Xsampa was able to move on and rebuild. I would like to thank Mr. Bhutia and the people of Xsampa for your hospitality, and your friendliness.

I know my country has a reputation of giving the cold shoulder to many nations in Terra, but sometimes we all need to get past our old habits. Mr. Bhutia and the people of this country had to start from the beginning in terms of saving their capital city, the hub of Xsampa, and you did, you moved forward, and that is commendable. Now for Dolgava, we are moving forward as well, sometimes you need a movement to bring about change, and to stop the same old failed policies that have bogged down our nation for years. I know there will be many in Dolgava who do not like what I am saying but, in the end, I am moving this country forward, they want to see us in the stone age.

When we work together we can do great things, when we are divided, that is when war, conflict, and unspeakable acts start. I am glad to be here to usher in a new age of understanding and friendship. We are seeing conflict being resolved around Terra, and we are entering, I believe a golden age of peace. Instead of throwing stones at each other, we should instead pick up pencils, and talk. That is what we are doing, and we will have a better and brighter future because of it.

The meeting went very well, with Dolgava now expanding their diplomatic mission in Xsampa, after running a bare bones operation for most of the past few decades. Dolgavan trade relations will be normalized, and movement of people between the two nations has been normalized. For a country that had little to no relations with Dolgava, and Dolgava having a major stigma to Communist states, the work Jogi was able to do was nothing short of miraculous.

As expected, the leader of the opposition Jokubas Macaitis called the meeting a "capitulation to authoritarianism by Dolgava", and Conservative members of Parliament have attempted in vain to establish a vote of no confidence motion against the Government. Despite this the Conservatives have fallen to third place in national polls, as the Social Democrats have risen to possibly rise into the official opposition, if polls continue, however Conservatives are trying to spin this as a weak point for the Jogi Government, trying anything to once again spin fears over Communism.

For Dolgava, this marks the end of a centuries long red scare that had Dolgava refuse to work with Communist states, however they are now working towards a future where Dolgava works with states and establishes and maintains normal relations with most states of Terra. For peace and diplomacy, this is a major win for both Xsampa and Dolgava

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