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Chancellor says Kalistan is "watching" Xsampa-Beiteynu summit
Unofficial reports suggest something "untoward is afoot"
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
July 3, 5679


Chancellor of the Empire Ericka Donahue speaks about Xsampan-Beiteynese Summit in Tel Bira

Chancellor of the Empire, Lady Ericka Donahue spoke with reporters this afternoon about the ongoing summit between representatives of the Democratic Republic of Xsampa and the City State of Tel Bira, who appears to be speaking for whatever is left of Beiteynu.

"It would seem that there is something untoward afoot in the Nisrads," said Lady Donahue. "It is really difficult to figure out what exactly is being asked for between the two sides, but as it stands right now, the offers that are on the table would not be supported by Kalistan." She avoided comments about ideology, but did say "Kalistan has ignored a lot of ideological points in our association with Xsampa. But closer ties, or one may even go so far as to say a deeper sort of commercial and economic integration between Xsampa and Beiteynu would be problematic for Xsampan-Kalistani relations."

The Chancellor avoided discussing specifics, saying she would not comment more specifically on negotiations that are still ongoing. "Their Imperial Majesties, however, feel that it is important to send a signal: We are encouraging our Dovani friends to not get out too far ahead of their skis and remember who has stood with them for decades, and who has not. We understand the attraction of short term gains, but selling your soul to users of weapons of mass destruction is not worth whatever they intend to gain for their part of the deal."

The comments led to rampant speculation about what the Chancellor could possibly be referring to. Foreign policy wonks combed through pages of the very limited publicly released notes but were not able to ascertain any information that signaled any what either the Xsampans or the Beiteynese are seeking out of the summit. What is known is that there is a meeting, it is currently taking place in Tel Bira, it is called the Shar-Mearvi Conference, and it is supposedly about a final peace settlement between the two nations.

"But we are fairly certain there is more to it than that," said Lady Donahue. "We have read that there are loud protests in Metz-Leonid, and we do agree with their calls. The Xsampan people understand that there is something that doesn't seem correct. If the people of Xsampa are protesting it, this is something others need to pay attention to as well. The Premier of Xsampa said explicitly that the decisions in the Conference will be 'controversial'. And anything secret associated with Beiteynu is automatically suspect. Our Red Flags are going up, and whatever Xsampa wants out of the deal, it will not come without a price that is probably too high for Xsampa to pay without losing its soul."

Lady Donahue added, "Xsampa is a sovereign nation, and can make whatever deals it likes, as all sovereign nations can. But of course if Xsampa makes a bad deal, by which we mean, one that undermines Kalistani interests, the consequences from Kalistan will be fairly predictable. If Xsampa values Kalistani trade, handing over too much power on any level to Beiteynu, who bombed their capital, and who handed Kundrati the technology used to attack our Cities with chemical weaponry will undermine that relationship. It is Xsampa's choice one way or another. We are hoping that Xsampa will toss whatever Beiteynu offers in the trash until they resolve the longstanding issues and fix themselves once and for all."

The Chancellor did not take any questions, but explicitly said "No Comment" when asked why the Empire still has trade deals with communists in Xsampa.

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