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Chancellor Clarified Trade Ministers' Statements on Gaduridos
"Seems a renegotiation of our relationship may be in the making" says Alvarez
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
November 30, 5659


Chancellor of the Empire, Lady Jennifer Alvarez-Miller speaks to reporters at National Assembly

In a brisk late November afternoon, Lady Jennifer Alvarez-Miller met with reporters to clarify Her Imperial Majesty's Trade Minister's remarks on Gaduridos. "Its not that what Minister Boone was factually incorrect," said the Chancellor. "But we can understand that it seemed that Ms. Boone's words could leave one guessing what she meant. Her Imperial Majesty deeply regrets the misphrasing by Ms. Boone, sincerely apologizes to the Gaduri Government and People for the mis-speech, and hopes the do her part to repair the damage it has caused between our two nations."

The Chancellor was referring to the Trade Minister's comments regarding the lack of a State apparatus to conduct major trade deals and other treaty level agreements. "What the Trade Minister meant was that treaties are concluded by the Head of State and that person's representatives in Gaduridos," said Lady Alvarez. "As The Head of State, which is acknowledged on both sides of the sea to be Her Imperial Majesty, was not aware of the major trade deals underway, she could not have concluded those trade deals, and nor could her representatives in Gaduridos.. This was treated as a matter of internal policy, and as per our agreement, the Government of Gaduridos, which is fully under Gaduri authority, acted to conclude the deal. I think the disagreement then comes with the notion that establishing a completely new trade regime with the Istalian Empire is a matter of domestic policy rather than a matter of foreign affairs, and I think this is possibly the source of the difference of opinion on the matter."

The Chancellor thanked the Gaduri Government for its apology for overstepping protocol in taking the meeting. "I think Her Imperial Majesty wishes to make it clear that she does not want to hinder Gaduridos in its efforts to develop or conduct its domestic affairs as it sees fit. Kalistan has adopted a hands off approach to Gaduri domestic policy for more than 100 years, has accepted all Gaduri nominees for Viceroy, has not intervened in the selection of its government or in its elections, has continued to adopt a helpful attitude and etc toward everything Gaduridos has wanted to do. On this matter, she insisted on her obligations with regard to the Anantonese Empire to prevent the establishment of yet another outpost of the Empire of Istalia, this time within the Anantonese Empire. The comments made by the Trade Minister were perhaps a bit overstated with regard to Gaduridos. But Her Imperial Majesty does maintain that a fully executed free trade zone that is made by adding a Constituent Member of the Anantonese Empire without consultation by the Sovereign of that Empire is something she needed to push back against. We await a visit by the Istalian Prince in Kalistan to discuss this affair and hopefully smooth over whatever outstanding disagreements are left."

As for Gaduridos, the Chancellor added, "The Chancellor has said that he would like to enter into discussions about the future of the Anantonese Empire. Her Imperial Majesty emphatically welcomes those discussions so that our respective roles within this association can be clarified. To use the Gaduri phrase, as a big family, sometimes we grow, sometimes we change, and sometimes we need to refresh and reintroduce ourselves to one another, especially if we feel we are growing in different directions. Her Imperial Majesty has ironically had a lot of opportunity recently to think on the subject of family, and has expressed a distinct desire to not let this one break apart, regardless of what the propaganda pieces published in Kalistan's press opine or no matter what the remarks of one minister or another seem to suggest. This matter is very small, the Empress believes, and is one that can be resolved with listening and attempting to understand the point of view of Gaduridos and so she is certainly open to meeting with Gaduri representatives and discussing with they their interests and their visions for the future, whatever that may mean."

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