Egelion

[Louis]

A busy morning is underway at El Capitolio in the Royal District of Altea, as an entire delegation from Kensington arrived to discuss several avenues of cooperation for Egelion and Lodamun. The Lodamese delegation was led by Merchant-General Hank Wexler. He was joined by Secretary of State William Tillman and Secretary of Defence Roy Baker, who were both there to attend meetings of their own. The delegation had one main purpose at El Capitolio and did not visit any other entity during their time in Altea. Royal Councilor Mondragon stated that the Lodamese government, now considered friendly by the royal government, is "welcomed any time to engage in a full state visit and sit down with His Majesty."

High Councilor Formoselle and Royal Councilor Montalivet led talks for Egelion with the Merchant-General. Among discussions was increased trade between Altea and Kensington, specifically regarding the trade of natural resources. Royal Councilor Montalivet stated that a tentative deal was reached between the Harrington Company and Petroleon. Petroleon, Egelion's oil and gas giant, has major operations in the Temarian Mountain range and the Kinean plateau to the west of the nation. Petroleon will continue its major drilling operations and begin exports to Lodamun. Talks of trade and energy brought up the point of security in the region. Egelion has recognized that the Anantonese Ocean region remains one of the safest in the world. Montalivet stated that recent tensions with Kalistan "have no direct affect at all with our own relationship with Kensington. It is to our understanding that the Anantonese Empire adopts an ideology of independent foreign policies--so there's no reason as to why our standing with Lodamun should be the same as our standing with Kalistan." Montalivet recommended the idea of security cooperation with Lodamun as both nations continue to rapidly militarize. "With our recent launch of ATENEA and our new maritime ventures into the eastern Anantonese and the White Ocean, it is imperative that we have strong and stable lines of communication with Lodamun. Our joint, but separate efforts to strengthen aerial defenses has made our shared region the safest in the world. We intend to cooperate and keep it that way for the greater good of Egelian-Lodamese trade and relations."