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Foreign Minister Williams reports "Progress" in negotiating with Vanuku"Many major hurdles crossed", said FM
Weil Vanuku
March 3, 4409


Foreign Minister Williams passes by reporters as he returns to talks with the Vanukese Government

The Kalistani Foreign Minister reported progress in Vanukese Talks during a prepared statement yesterday from the Vanukese capital.  The Minister has been very busy discussing matters with the Vanuku Government, and outlined the talks so far in the statement.  Below are the Minister's remarks:

"High level representatives of the Vanukese Government and my staff have met several times over the last week to talk about a number of issues.  First of all, we are grateful to our Vanukese hosts for their astounding displays of hardware and power, as well as their truly appreciated efforts to make me and my staff feel at home and attended to.  As you can imagine, there are some differences between Kalistan and Vanuku, and this place is quite foreign to what we are normally accustomed to.  But Vanuku has taken every effort to ensure that we are comfortable and feel at home, as much as possible.  And their country is quite impressive:  the mix between ultra modern and traditional is truly deftly handled.  We thank you Vanuku for your hospitality and your grace upon our arrival and since.

"Our discussions have been very productive and we have crossed many major hurdles.  The first thing we talked about was the matter of the assassination of the Kalistani President and Foreign minister, Comrades Bjorksdottir and Gallegos, about 400 some years ago.  It was imperative to both sides that this matter be resolved permanently and for all time.  The tentative agreement was that the Final Report of the matter conducted by the Kalistani Government be accepted by both sides, and that the Vanukese Government proper is specifically not held liable for the actions of one of its citizens.  The time for any sort of indemnity has passed, and both governments shall consider the matter resolved to the satisfaction of all.  We shall let the dead lie.

"Given the duration of our negotiations, the Government of Kalistan has advanced our delegation an additional draft worth 500 billion KRB to serve us as we purchase weapons.  The final 500 KRB, which remains in Kalistan is to be used if and when we conclude a deal on armaments.  We have quite literally 1 trillion rubles, on hand here in Weil to spend on weapons with another 500 Billion in Kaliburg.  We have informed the Government of Vanuku of Kalistan's needs and are awaiting some decision in just how much the Vanukese Government can and desires to sell us.

"Our needs are primarily for a relatively strong navy.  I hear word from Ananto that Lourenne is blowing Kalistani vessels out of the water.  Which makes purchase and delivery even more imperative.  Kalistan needs modern destroyers, cruisers, and Frigates, with all complimentary support ships.  We also need submarines.  We are focusing on diesel powered vessels, as nuclear power is both hard to come by, as well as expensive for Kalistan.  In the air, we need close support fighters, Interceptors, attack fighters, and helicopters, both for battle and transport.  We need tanks and APCs for land combat.  And we need advisors.

"Kalistan is ready to deal, and we have every indication that Vanuku is too.  We are just concerned about whether or not whatever we purchase will arrive in Kalistan in time to turn the tide of the war that Lourenne has brought to our shores.  We appreciate your patience as we work out a deal which satisfies all parties."

With that and without further comment, the Foreign Minister returned to his meeting with officials from Vanuku.