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Emperor Offers Canrille States Bailout
"Ananto Offers hand of Friendship to Seleyan Nations"
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
April 12, 5555


Emperor addresses Situation in Canrille

"We do not aim to replace Lourenne in the hearts of Canrille," said His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Fredrick II Ananto in a speech before the Kalistani National Bank in Kaliburg yesterday. "Ananto offers the hand of friendship to our Southern Seleyan brothers and sisters."

The Emperor was at the National Bank to secure a line of credit from the National Bank for economic Stabilization in Canrille States of Southern Seleya who have been receiving significant support from Lourenne which has all but ended. The line of credit would be considered an open ended loan from the Kalistani National Bank and will be secured by a deposit of more than ₭50 billion from House Ananto with more available on demand. The Emperor has also authorized the Finance Minister to make up to an additional ₭100 billion available from the National Revenue Reserves through either trade credit or direct financial aid.

"Our pledge of support is aimed at prevention of massive suffering due to the withdrawal of support from their mother country. We are aware of the dangers of economic destabilzation anywhere: it tends to have a cascading effect on the economies of those nations around it. It is in Kalistan's interest most specifically to prevent Southern Seleya from experiencing this, to prevent it from becoming another Dovani, full of basketcase economies, or worse, susceptible to revolutionary and destabilizing movements. The last thing Kalistan would seek for those nations is to be weakened to the point where communists, fascists or liberal took over and brought down the established order. We would much rather see Seleyan Nations stand on their own feet, completely free of any alien power or ideology."

The move was welcomed by many foreign policy experts who said that Kalistan alone in Seleya stands at a place where they can offer meaningful assistance to the Southern Nations. "Kalistan maintains treaty relationships with Lourenne, such as it is, that can still benefit the nations of Canrille," said Heather Jones, of the Seleyan Security Institute, a foreign policy think tank that is associated with Kaliburg Polytechnic. "The collapse of the PRN in Lourenne didn't mean that Lourenne has faded from existence. They may be leaderless and rudderless, but they still have one of the largest economies on the planet, and their economy is deeply connected to Kalistan's. It makes sense that a country like Kalistan should step into the void and try to help stabilize Canrille where it can."

But Jones also hinted at an ulterior motive. "Kalistan does nothing altruistically. Helping Canrille on the surface seems like a move just to aid our fellow Seleyans. But Kalistan is also making moves to check Luthori's suddenly growing interest in the Continent. Kalistan will try to establish ties of friendship with Southern Seleyan nations to pre-emptively check any Artanian nation who seeks to influence the area. Given the South's longstanding distrust of Kalistan, this move is a significant gamble and is more likely that the offer will be rejected, but the Emperor is never one to not try when there is a possibility. And it is entirely possible that His Imperial Majesty really is sincere about his offer to help, whatever his motives are."

The Emperor did not discuss terms in his pronouncement, but invited representatives from Kanjor, Rildanor, and Alduria to come to Kaliburg if they are interested in discussing the offer further. "We wish to open the door," said the Emperor. "It will remain open unless the Canrillaise replaces their former masters with new ones."