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The Daily Mail

Foreign Office announces 2-weeks long Seleyan tour; objective set at developing relations with emerging nations.

December 5559

Fort William - The Office of the Department for Foreign Affairs announced a series of diplomatic engagements that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Carolina Pryce is going to attend during an established length of time. Mrs. Pryce, who achieved national prominence thanks to an interview with the Times newspaper, announced through her offices different voyages to Seleyan countries. The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that these visits would be made ‘in collaboration’ with the Department of Trade. Mrs. Pryce and Mr. Pearson [Richard], High Commissioner of the Government of Luthori for Trade and Commerce, is going to visit some Seleyan countries in hopes of developing trade and economic relationships with that continent.

The Department for Foreign Affairs confirmed that Gaduridos, Valruzia, Likatonia, Kanjor and Mordusia are going to see “working visits” happen in the next few months. This surprising development comes as a surprise as Seleyan policy didn’t seemed to be the “great priority” of the Luthorian Cabinet, as seen during Mrs. Pryce's interview, she seemed to be hinting towards a far more “Pro-Commonwealth” and “Pro-Artanian” foreign policy, while keeping the policy of pragmatism known in Luthori. Yet, difficulties arose ever since the recent crisis in Artania, as Luthorian-Lodamese relations became far more strained ever since this crisis. Foreign Secretary Pryce made the following statement in regards to this “rift” in relations.

“For years, Luthori and Lodamun’s relationship has been cordial, first held on by the Commonwealth framework, which has been left by a Lodamun-led by the LPA, and now held on by the Security Pact between Kensington and Fort William. Luthori, of course, as always, hopes for a better understanding of this relations between Luthori and Lodamun, which would lead to a continuation of this alliance and a continuation of good relations between our two countries, and, we think that this passes by a restoration of trade between Fort William and Kensington.”

The Foreign Secretary also remarked that Luthori’s new relationship, which was being developed with Likatonia, was a “great chance” for Luthori. Mrs. Pryce is expected to use her meetings with the Likatonian President to discuss further trade expansion, with more Luthorian goods being traded with Likatonian goods, as per with the free trade clause being present in the Commonwealth framework. She is also expected to try to “break the ice” between Mordusia and Likatonia, encouraging the two states to engage in a genuine, trustful and mutually beneficial relationship for the future. As for Mordusia, amidst the recent deployment of the Luthorian Task Force in Mordusia, Mrs. Pryce wants to show that Luthori is present at Mordusia’s side in other subjects than military matters, with the Luthorian Empire being ready to give away vast loads of investments in the Mordusian railway project. Mrs. Pryce stated that the Luthorian-Mordusian relationship was “one of Luthori’s greatest chances, as the Commonwealth and royal family used a basis for this relationship that gives us one of our strongest bonds yet.”

Luthori’s visits in Valruzia and Gaduridos may be considered to be surprising, but since both nations have shown sign of relative economic growth, with the former coming out from a “dark age”, allowing the Luthorians to create contact with both countries’ governments, in an attempt to diversify trade from traditional trade partners such as Aldegar, which seems to have undergone a quiet period in international affairs as of now. Opening trade and economic discussions with Ciudad de Gadur (Luthorian: City of Gadur) and Nowograd (Luthorianized in Novograd) is likely to result in a good relationship being fostered between these state and the Empire, who looks eager to work with these new or old partners.

Finally, the Foreign Secretary will make a stop to Kanjor, where the Tory administration of the Marquess of Holdenburg tried to create a thaw in relation, yet, Kanjorian distrustfulness of the Tory administration’s real motives crashed that down. With the Labour administration being in power, it seems that the awaited taw in relation could finally happen, with discussions on trade and economic partnership being the priority of this visit. Fort William hopes that, with this new partnership, its road to Southern Seleya could be finally secured with amicable relations being the norm with Mordusia, Alduria, Kanjor and maybe, one day Rildanor.

This can also be seen in a way where the Luthorians try to cozy up to the wider Canrillaise world. So individual relation-making may be helpful in that goal.