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BUNDESREPUBLIK AND KUNDRATI UNION RENEWING RELATIONS
 
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Foreign Office, March 21, 5677: Foreign Minister Ursula Hoepner gtoday issued the following statement:
 

For many years there were no diplomatic relations between the Kundrati Union and the Bundesrepublik. Eventually we reopened our embassy and talked with their government but no additional steps were ever agreed upon.
 
Today talks are occurring between the Kundrati Union and the Bundesrepublik at our Embassy in Kasaema. It is our belief that our once friendly relations can be restored.  We are aware of their wishing to avoid foreign domination and we are accordingly shaping our suggestions to avoid the appearance of economic or cultural imperialism.
 
One possibility the Bundesrepublik is putting forward is resuming travel between us and easing any restrictions thereon.  Another is reopening some consulates. 
 
We are also suggesting some student exchange programs; in our case we believe our engineering programs could be very attractive.
 
Two other major items could be reopening trade between us and looking at whether some investment by our investment banking sector would be desirable.
 
These are some initial steps we have been thinking about.  We are very much looking forward to learning what is on the mind of the Kundrati Union.

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Foreign Minister Hoepner