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Lady Anya Waltrip reports Baltusian Government is recognized
Her Imperial Majesty wants to support reform without supporting Revolution
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
June 9, 5640


Lady Waltrip briefs Press on Baltusian Recognition

Her Imperial Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lady Anya Waltrip, held a brief press conference where she announced full recognition of the new Regime in Baltusia.

"Her Imperial Majesty Empress Mary I Ananto has offered full diplomatic recognition to our neighbors in Baltusia," said Lady Anya Waltrip. "We have informed the Provisional Government of Baltusia, under the leadership of Lauren Cole of our decision, and stand ready to assist Baltusia in the stabilization of its nation, now that the Communists has regime in Baltusia has become extinct." Lady Waltrip said that the recognition is predicated on hope for a closer relationship between Kalistan and Baltusia in the future.

"Her Imperial Majesty is a realist," said Lady Waltrip. "She knows that our two nations have been completely estranged for almost a century, and it will take more than a mere statement of recognition to heal the rift that spans far greater than the Lucid River. This is a start, it is a crack in the door, and will take a determined effort on both sides of the river to rebuild trust that was utterly crushed by the establishment and maintenance of the first beligerent and then utterly negligent, and finally brutally repressive communist regime in Northern Seleya. Kalistan stands prepared to assist in any way Baltusia should decide that it would like."

Lady Waltrip was asked to go into specifics on what the recognition entails. "Right now, we are just sending a message to the Provisional Government that we stand ready to bring the full resources to the Empire to Baltusia to help them stabilize and consolidate after the Revolution. Her Imperial Majesty does not endorse their revolution, nor does she condone overthrows of legitimate government in any state. But at the end the Syndicalists appear to have lost legitimacy, and the people themselves took it upon themselves to replace that illegitimate government with one of their own choosing. We understand the optics of Kalistan rushing to help Baltusia stabilize, but a stable and prosperous is also good for both Kalistan and Northern Seleya more generally. This will allow us to restore direct links to our Constituent Nation of Gaduridos, as well as build new links to Valruzia. It is good for trade, it is good for prosperity, and Her Imperial Majesty stands ready to assist at every level."

When reporters asked how this will affect Her Imperial Majesty's Claims in Athoisa, Lady Waltrip bristled. "This recognition is about acknowledging Baltusia's efforts to throw off the shackles of a totalitarian ideology which has oppressed that nation for more than 100 years and wasted what was once a thriving nation under dogmatic adherence to a corrupting and ultimately bankrupt ideology. Our law says that the Empress may not force claims in the Crown Lands. So we should focus exclusively on helping Baltusia get on its feet and get its machinery of its economy humming once more. Kalistan stands ready to assist."

The Press Conference ended on a high note. "Finally, we are happy to report that, with the ending of the crisis in Baltusia, Army South has returned to its barracks. It served its purpose in ensuring that any civil disorder created by the Syndicatalists finally being ousted did not spread to Kalistan. Thankfully, it appears that they were not necessary after all. We thank them for conducting their exercises in the zone, and ensuring Kalistan's security."

Official recognition proclamations were sent to Baltusia's provisional government, along with offers for both reconstruction aid aimed at restarting the nation's industries and various sectors, as well as an offer to meet with the Government of the Empire of Ananto and Kalistan to help us ascertain the needs that the Baltusian people are experiencing, and make offers of support and help where we will be welcomed to do so. "No Strings attached," Lady Waltrip was quick to point out. "Her Imperial Majesty wants to be on hand to help Baltusia realize its own vision for itself. If you ask Kalistan what we will get out of it, I think Her Imperial Majesty prefers a friendly independent Baltusia to a hostile one under the sway of either some totalist ideology, or a hostile one that is being manipulated by a hostile rival power. We are prepared to offer significant and meaningful assistance in the form of grants and credits, without worrying about ROI for either Miramar or Kalistan in any way."

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