Badara

[Drax]

MANARA ALBRAYD SRIA AL-MUSAMI
(If it’s in the Monsoon, it’s got to be true)
 
BADARA  ASKS TO JOIN SOMECO
 
Foreign Ministry, August 21, 5637:  After Foreign Minister Hakim al-Sabah received a report from the Ministry’s  Administrative Division on whether including career diplomatic personnel in the  government pension system precluded them from participation in optional private pension plans, the Monsoon asked him how participation in the MSCO and SOMECO was going, and the Foreign Minister replied:
 

We have applied for membership in SOMECO. We may not be eligible but we shall see. Hope we are admitted.  While there are only two members, both are important to our interaction with Majatra.  The Grand Empire of Deltaria was a traditional ally militarily and economically of Jumhuriat al-Badara for many years, and the Majalite Kingdom of Kafuristan shares our opportunities and difficulties with responsible use of vast petroleum reserves and is like us one of the very few Ahmadi nations of Terra.
 
We do hope for increasing our trade to more nations of Majatra, but SOMECO can be a beginning.
 
One thing we can say has been accomplished is we are back in the Majatran Pharmaceutical Network (MPN)  of which Jumhuriat al-Badara was the primary founder years ago.  The Health Ministry participation is handled through the Finance Ministry until a Health Minister is elected.  This keeps prices down and gives us access to medication beyond our own border.
 
Considering the MSCO is more nuanced. Obviously as a small nation coming out of isolation and hoping to return to prosperity, non aggression pacts would be very helpful.  Maybe even essential.  Many years ago this was our essential security alliance.  And the mutual defense pact therein helped Jumhuriat al-Badara survive invasion by Ahmadi religious berserkers from throughout Terra.  In fact the ongoing influx of berserkers was halted not by our armed forces but by naval units of the Grand Empire acting in response to the provisions of the MSCO.
 
But now we are not sure if it merely serves the Migrant’s Pass Accords or is truly still a defensive alliance.  What we are doing under the circumstances is approaching potential allies about non aggression pacts. Should we discover we need to rejoin the MSCO we will apply to do so. 

  


Foreign Minister Hakim al-Sabah