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Dr. Jeffrey Hewlett, HIM Foreign Minister says Kalistan has recognized Meriath
Empress sees Meriath as "Legitimate" government of Rildanor
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
December 19, 5668


FM Jeffrey Hewlett on TV 1's popular "Kaliburg Tonight" news program

Her Imperial Majesty's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Jeffrey Hewlett said that Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Mary I Ananto has ordered the Ministry to formally offer recognition to the Rildanoran Government in Meriath. The move follows a successful election in Meriath which returned the Socialist Party to office, and the highly irritating transfer of yet another naval base by the fascists on the mainland to a foreign state with questionable policies.

"Of the two, it seems that the Government on Meriath has a better mind to not only their own country's benefit, but also a more correct, in Her Imperial Majesty's opinion, outlook on the world. They are making better friends, shall we say, than the fascists on the Mainland, and therefore, The Empress believes they are the government we should be working with." FM Hewlett said she made the decision following the return of His Majesty the Crown Prince Fredrick Ananto-Collins from his world tour.

"Recognizing the Government in Meriath as the single legitimate government of the Nation of Rildanor not only allows us to more closely align with the policy of our neighbors, namely our Imperial Partners in Gaduridos and the Kingdom of Egelion, but it also allows us to better coordinate security throughout the Southern Anantonese Ocean with the goal to better enhance our security in the Southern Approaches. It opens the door to assistance from the Anantonese Empire, with the hope of someday building a closer relationship."

Hewlett stated that the condemnation of Vascania's completely unnecessary and unjustifiable imposition into Seleya sealed the deal for the Empress. "Not only does Rildanor stand against nascent fascism in their mainland territories, but it also has vocally opposed this insolence from Vascania, a nation which is known for committing human rights abuses in Rapa Pile, and which has long been considered a pariah state in Kalistan. The bravery of President Clair, backed up, of course, by the Egelion Southern Navy, nonetheless shines as a beacon in the long standing battle to eradicate fascism in Terra, and foreign Imperialism in Seleya."

The host of the show, James Brown, pushed back on the statements against foreign Imperialism in Selaya. "How does Her Imperial Majesty square the circle of complaining about foreign imperialism, on the one hand, but also seemingly giving a pass to the blatent foreign imperialism of Egelion's stationing of their fleet on Meriath. Doesn't that seem like a double standard?"

Hewlett defended the Empress' decision in this matter. "The Empress still objects to Egelian basing in Seleya. But let's look at the facts. 1) Egelion doesn't have a long history of brutal repression of a minority population taken by force through conquest like Vascania does, 2) Egelion has sided with a democratic government who has received a legislative and executive mandate by the rules of their election system, rather than a fascist state that rules by force and terror, the way Vascania has, and 3) Egelion is an Anantonese State, even if they are not Seleyan. It's a spectrum really. We would prefer Rildanor be free of ALL foreign imperialists. But if we have to accept one of them, an Anantonese State who we cooperate with and are currently aligning our policies with is preferable to some insane foreign state from the other side of the world who has literally no business in our part of the world."

Hewlett continued, over the continued objections of the show's host: "I mean, let's be fair: The Fascists are working with Narikaton too, but I think the Empress can understand their motivations as world traders far easier than Vascania's who has literally no reason to be over here, especially when they are looking down the barrel of a war with Xsampa. Sometimes we have to make some exceptions for larger principles, and if Kalistan can only oppose an Anantonese state basing a navy in a Seleyan Nation or fascism, Her Imperial Majesty will pick opposing fascism every time."

A formal letter of recognition has been sent to the Clair Government in Meriath to inform them of Kalistan's change in orientation, and to invite reps of the legitimate Rildanoran Government to Kaliburg to open talks about a new relationship between the two nations.

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