Carolus Priscus, Selucian Ambassador to the MUN:I must thank Mr. Laski for guaranteeing that the MUN will respect Selucia's military sovereignty, this will go a long way towards ensuring our continued membership as an Observer.
In what concerns the attitude of the MUN officials towards Kalopia however we could not disagree more. Kalopia desires membership in the MEZ, and according to the treaty regulating the status of Observer States there are no preconditions to joining the MEZ. The only regulations concerns those states that are already members, but even then the MEAB can only impose sanctions if MEZ members violate its integrity. Refusing to adopt the MUN's warmongering attitude towards the NC is in no way a violation of the integrity of the MEZ, and any attempt to impose sanctions on Kalopia for these reasons is patently illegal. Unless the MUN considers the MEZ to be a protectionist and autarkic arrangement, it is impossible to consider trade outside the Economic Zone to be a violation of its integrity. Imposing sanctions on a prospective member is not a negotiation tactic. It is extortion, and Selucia will have no part in this and will use our non-binding Observer vote to protest against the anti-Kalopian and anti-Kazulian fearmongering in this organization. Honored delegates, the Kazulian base is a threat to Majatran security only if you make it a threat. While we condemn in the strongest terms the involvement of the Northern Council in Majatran affairs, we must recognize that Kalopia did nothing wrong and has every right to maintain its existing security arrangements, which, as has been pointed out numerous times, are far older than this very organization. If you want to impose sanctions, then impose them on Zardugal, which has closed off its borders and has launched an unprecedented level of persecution against its citizens, or on Solentia, which seems to think the death penalty is suitable punishment for those fleeing persecution, or on Cildania where public officials openly recognize their goal of eradicating one of the languages of its citizens. If the MUN wants sanctions, then sanction Vanuku and Deltaria, which under the cover of "reconstruction" have destroyed Jelbania's sovereignty and are exploiting its resources and labor, or for that matter why not sanction those Majatran nations which possess weapons of mass destruction, including Vanuku, Istalia, or Selucia, which are a far greater threat to human life than any military base or trade arrangement. I understand that this organization has legitimate concerns about NC military presence on the continent, but you must recognize you have no legal or moral basis to demand its removal.