Kalistani Major History

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Rebuilding The Special RelationshipForeign Minister heads to Aldegar to re-establish a Kalistani presence in the country
Pāytakht-e Aldegār, Kemoku, Aldegar
June 20th, 4139


Foreign Minister Fabian arrives in the Aldegarian capital: Pāytakht-e Aldegār

Jean-Baptiste Fabian, Kalistan's Foreign Minister, has begun a trip to the Glorious Shahdom of Aldegar this week. In an attempt to prevent further deterioration of rapidly worsening relations with the nation, Fabian has been granted an opportunity to meet with with Court Minister Tutak Esfahani as well as Shahnam I himself. As a result of what the governing Aldegarian National Party sees as cosiness with the Organisation of Ahmadi Cooperation, Esfahani has been highly critical of the Kalistani government. Recently, he officially supported Lodamun in the Seat C election and Vanuku in Seat B; decisions which are said to have 'deeply hurt' the Foreign Minister.

Nevertheless, most analysists agree that Aldegar still retains strong ties with the United Republic. Kalistan's national culture has a definite Aldegarian influence and the two nations share that they are dominated by a near-unique religion, Brethrenism and Yazdism respectively. On top of that, both are members of the North Seleyan Economic Community and, until recently, the Kalistani-Aldegar Friendship Accord. Such entrenched and robust ties cannot be erased overnight.

Aldegar's pivot away from Kalistan seems more like an anomaly than a trend, though, as Fabian recently signed a Treaty of Cooperation and Friendship with Baltusia. Similar deals are in varying stages of negotiation with Vorona, Indrala, Hawu Mumenhes and (reportedly) Dankuk. Following decades of turbulence, instability and uncertainty in the Celestial Empire- which the Aldegarian Shah now claims to rule- it appears that Kalistan is striving to establish its own influence in the region. Whether its neighbours will appreciate this new-found appetite for global leadership remains to be seen.