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Emperor and Minister Secretary of State in Mordusia

A state visit with strong political and economic value that is increasingly seen as Gian Maria Moretti's last important commitment

June 5648

RANDWORTH – With a solemn ceremony and warm welcome by the Mordusian authorities, the State Visit of Emperor Alessandro V and Minister Secretary of State Gian Maria Moretti in Mordusia opened yesterday, considered by many observers as the last great international mission of the Istalian Head of Government, now close, according to increasingly insistent rumors, to announcing the end of his mandate.

Although there are no official communications yet, Quattroregni Palace is expecting the executive's request to dissolve the Chambers shortly, and therefore to call new elections. The date has yet to be defined but it now appears to be only a matter of weeks. In this context, the mission in Mordusia takes on an even more significant value: not only for its strategic and diplomatic importance, but also as a potential final seal to the foreign action of a government that has crowned with new successes the path undertaken by Istalia to establish new and lasting friendly relations at a global level and particularly in the Eastern Majatran and Southern Seleyan area.

The visit has been carefully prepared in recent months, with the main objective of completing a round of negotiations started some time ago between the two nations, aimed at signing a bilateral economic and trade agreement. Mordusia, a nation opposite Istalia across the Sea of Lost Souls, represents one of the main geopolitical actors of South Seleya and its closer ties with Istalia would substantially strengthen the network of economic and diplomatic alliances promoted by Romula for the stabilization and development of the entire region.

During the meeting, the delegations addressed numerous issues: from free trade to market access, through infrastructural collaboration and the growing interest of the Istalian private sector to invest in the Mordusian market. Entrepreneurs and representatives of the main subsequent trade associations have carefully addressed the mission, considering the opening towards Mordusia as a new path for national economic growth and for the expansion of the horizons of Made in Istalia.

Particular attention was also paid to regional security: on the table, the delicate issue of the presence of the Luthorian air and naval task force on the Mordusian territory, a well-known reality, on which Istalia wanted to express itself with transparency and respect. No request for removal was made, indeed, diplomatic sources underlined, Istalia recognizes and respects the historical and strategic link between Mordusia and Luthori. However, the Istalian government considered it legitimate to address the issue in a spirit of collaboration and loyalty, in function of regional security and the necessary clarity between increasingly close partners.

The highlight of the visit was the signing of the "Joint Declaration for Regional Stability and Growth", in which the two heads of government underlined their joint commitment to strengthen cooperation to create an area of peace, development and shared well-being between the eastern shores of Majatra and the southern shores of Seleya".

Our nations - the document states - want to be partners in building a future of opportunity, security and progress for all the peoples of the region who want to join this ambitious and necessary project. The time has come to build and, if necessary, rebuild bridges, not walls.