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Foreign Minister issues statement on Rildanor
"Autogolpes are unacceptable" said Foreign Minister
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
August1, 5677


Foreign Minister Mr. Henry Greene, on Kaliburg Tonight discussing Rildanor

"Their Imperial Majesties would like it known that autogolpes are unacceptable in Seleya," said Their Imperial Majesties' Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honorable Mr. Henry Greene last night on KRTVN-1's Kaliburg Tonight. "We are continuing to remain observant of the situation and are ready to provide any assistance to the people of Rildanor that they may require, should this stand off between the Military and the dictator of Mainland Rildanor interfere in any significant way with the lives of the people."

The Foreign Minister was clear that relations with Mainland Rildanor have been strained since Kalistan offered official recognition to the breakaway province of Meriath several years ago. "That land is wracked with problems, including an oppressive right wing regime that does not respect the rule of law or the liberties of the people of Mainland Rildanor. And a standoff between the military and the leader of the country, in an attempt to overthrow the regular order, seems to be something that Kalistan ought to steer well clear of. But Their Imperial Majesties believe this sets a dangerous precedent: Order is paramount in our part of the world, and whatever is happening there deviates drastically from normal order. It is something we must warn against: Stability and the status quo is key to orderly society, and without choosing a side in the Rildanor Crisis, this certainly undermines stability."

The Foreign Minister said that his department has significant funds at its disposal to easily dispatch aid at need, but right now, neither the people nor the State has asked for any assistance from Kalistan. "We did put a dent in our own discretionary budget with our efforts to provide humanitarian relief and security to Valruzia following the recent Hurricane Polvo, but we also have other resources on standby should the people need help recovering from the chaos that Rildanor has descended into." The Foreign Minister said his office is also communicating with Egelion in case a coordinated response from Meriath should be needed.

"Right now, the pressure is diplomatic," said Greene. "We want them to resolve their differences, peacefully, and within the rule of law. Unfortunately that means that any attempts by viscious neo-fascists to re-aggrandize their power must be defeated, and peaceful government must be restored in Rildanor. Preferably, Kalistan would like to see Rildanor return itself to a constitutional monarchy, and abandon this republican nonsense once and for all, but we also know that people get the government they will tolerate, and for far too long that has been some neo-fascist government: so even if it means a restoration of the status quo ex ante, this would be a positive outcome from Kalistan's perspective."

The comments came following the issuance of a travel warning from Kalistan to Rildanor, due to the standoff between the military and the Solé regime, following his attempted autogolpe. Because Kalistan does not recognize that government as legitimate, it maintains very few levers to apply diplomatic pressure on that government.

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