Rildanor

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Rildanor accepts offer to negotiate; Foreign Minister Pascal to go to Altea to negotiate.
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December 7th, 5675
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In a rather surprising turn of events, it seems that Rildanor has chosen not to enflame tensions, and instead accept the offer of negotiations. Foreign Minister Fabrice Pascal has announced that he will attend the negotiations in Altea to resolve the crisis, and has shown a genuine willingness to engage in good faith, but drew firm lines in the sand, saying that any negotiations that demand constitutional rewrites or recognition of Meriath are firmly off the table. Despite that, Pascal has shown optimism and believes a suitable compromise can be reached, one where the fishermen are returned, and one where Rildanor gets what it wants to survive, and formally ending the war with Egelion.

Despite this, there is pressure starting to emerge. While state media has refused to cover it, there have been a growing trend of dissatisfaction with the Movement for National Reconcilation, and combined with the economic decline of Rildanor (even with reforms), the possibility of protests and demonstrations are increasing. Whether the reformists will resolve that or not, is anyone's guess but what's certain is that the Altea negotiations can very much make or break Rildanor.

In Meriath, the acceptance of negotiations has been seen as a surprise, but a welcomed one as the Noir Presidency has shown interest in accepting negotiations. Even with the implications of what it may cause there, this will likely be the first time in a decade that representatives from Meriath and the mainland meet face to face. But of course, this all depends on whether the conference succeeds.