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Focus on Keris:  Kalistan exerts soft power of diplomacy and trade
Nadiyan Republics to be Recognized, Kalistan talks AESA with Dolgavans
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
July 7, 5629


Traders at KalSiE buying Kalistani stock on news of expansion of trade in Keris

His Imperial Majesty's Foreign Minister, Lady Anya Waltrip, and Deputy Economic Minister for Keris, Michael Grant flew to Zarvosopol Nadiya Economic Community for an historic visit.  This is the first time Kalistani representatives have visited the Northern Republic in decades, as Nadiya itself takes steps to move out of isolation into regional affairs.  The decision to visit is part of a larger overture toward Kerisian countries that have brought Ananto some success recently.

"His Imperial Majesty was advised by Lady Michelle Ananto that the Nadiyan representatives at Altea were worth talking with going forward," said FM Spokesperson Joseph Bliss.  "On her personal recommendation, the Emperor has dispatched his Foreign Minister to the NEC to get a read on the attitudes of the Nadiyan Commission toward normalization of relations between our two countries, and the possibility of opening trade and regular travel back and forth.  In particular, House Ananto itself is interested in investment opportunities in the NEC, as they modernize and expand their transportation infrastructure."

The move comes on the heels of the dispatch of Kalistani negotiators to Dolgava to discuss the expansion of the Anantonese Economic Standardization Accord, which would extend the Customs Union to Dolgava.  Egalion recently joined the union as well, and with Dolgava aboard, the Northern Anantonese Ocean will stand as the world's largest customs union and free trade zone.  Nadiya wouldn't be eligible for membership in the AESA, but if the initial moves go well, creating a new accord may be something that the Empire would propose further down the line.

The KalSiE in Kaliburg lit up on the news of new trading partners in Keris.  Most major stocks that stand to do well in any new trade agreements, including Miramar, MoCo, AeroKal, KalMD and KNF are all up on the year, posting their highest prices since November of last year as investors jumped into the market hoping to gain off of new developments.  The economic activity also brought follow on effects for nearly all mid sized stocks as well, and it drove the KalSiE, which had been floating between -1 and +1 points all year to an annual high increase of +6.7%.  The gains in stock prices also affected commodity prices as well, with both food and fuel futures increasing more than 2.5% on spec.

Kalistan is enthusiastic about the potential to normalize relations with the Northerners.  "Nadiya has gone through a lot of changes, but the direction they are taking their country is interesting," said Bliss.  "We still don't know how Lady Waltrip's visit will be received given Nadiya's past expressed reservations about monarchies, but at least they agreed to sit down and talk with us, and its possible that this opening can lead to positive developments between Kalistan and the Nadiyan Economic Community.  We shall see."  Meetings with the Community's General Secretary Svitlana Danylivna and Foreign Affairs Secretary Larissa Svetlana Novikova are expected to take place over the next several weeks, and regular flights between the two nations could be established within six weeks after.  If the meetings go well, Kalistan will dispatch an official Consul to the Nation to begin setting up a diplomatic mission.

@TheRepublic