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New Lourennais High Chancellor Tours Ananto
Fashion magnate turned politician attracts large crows in Capital
Kaliburg, Ananto
April 14, 5348


Lourennais Premier Maria Adiore arrives in Kaliburg and turns concourse into a Red Carpet event

One of the most recognizable women in the entire world, Lourenne's Maria Adiore, who was recently elected to the High Chancellory, has arrived in Kaliburg. The visit was a sensation across Ananto, where she spent more than a week on a speaking and sightseeing tour, when she was not meeting with members of the Kalistani Government.

Adiore, who is known for speaking Vrassan with a thick Gaduri Accent, as well as her family's massive fortune from her high end fashion line, was something of a celebrity in Kalistan, as adoring fans gathered at her public appearances. "I think she is more famous in some quarters of Kalistan than she is in Lourenne," said one fan, 16 year old Bethanny Jones of Dulnerstaad, where the High Chancellor spent a day greeting members of the Lourennais community in Kalistan. "Of course me and all mes amies went down to check her out and get a picture with her!" Adiore also made a splash in Eveari, where she was billeted while in Kalistan on the Ananto Family Estate. "We were happy to open the residential quarters to Ms. Adiore while she stayed in Kalistan," said Estate Steward George Vespa. "The Staff here made every effort to see that she was comfortable and wanted for nothing while in our care."

The High Chancellor's visit was not a vacation, of course. Adiore spend much of her time in the Capital, meeting with members of the Cabinet, though, as per national tradition, she was not granted permission to speak to the National Assembly on the Floor. "The Law does not allow foreigners, even those from nations who are as close as Lourenne is, to speak in the Chamber," said Foreign Minister Nathan Sanchez, who spent several hours discussing Anantonese Security with the High Chancellor. "We were able to have a reception at the historic Socialist Party Head Quarters where the Chancellor was given the opportunity to address both the Deputies and the National Press."

According to Sanchez, items on the agenda was the recently accepted Lourennais buy in to KALNAPECO, and the progress Lourenne is making restoring the offshore platforms to working condition, as well as naval cooperation, reinforcing research and cultural partnerships across the Passage and efforts to continue to promote green energy in both nations. "We are also interested in welcoming Lourenne fashion and movies to Kalistan, where we already have a decent market for both sectors." Kalistan reiterated its position on neutrality when the topic of collective security was broached, while Kalistan also noted that they were all in on economic integration. "Ideally, we would like to have our currencies float closer together," said Finance Minister Jasmine St. James, "but there are a number of factors which still prevent full economic integration in currency and monetary markets, including Kalistan's unwillingness to abandon zero percent growth and tight capital control policies. We don't see this as a challenge for future cooperation, but then again, Kalistan and Lourenne do not compete in many sectors outside of luxury goods, so though there is not that monetary union, our two economies tend more toward complementing one another than causing competition." Kalistan did underscore that it is interested in increasing trade volume with Lourenne, simply becasue of emerging markets in both countries which can satisfy demand.

High Chancellor Adiore signs a few autographs before dining with the Premier of the Republic in Downtown Kaliburg

All in all, Kalistan reported that the meetings went very well, and the final visit between Premier Michelle Reynolds Torres and Ms. Adiore, which was held in private, finished with a photo opportunity and then a dinner at fashionable Kaliburg Restaurant Michaels on the Mall, where The Chancellor tried a slice of Kalistani Pizza, while Premier Reynolds bravely, if gingerly, tried escargot. The Press were on hand to document the jovial conclusion to the visit, as Chancellor Adiore waved good by to hundreds of well wishers before heading to her next destination.