Great Sekowan War Ceasefire Negotiation Conference

[Captain-Socialist]

Proposals and map updated.

[Xanathos]

His Grace, Marcus Rannigan, 9th Duke of Utagia and Imperial Foreign Minister shall formally represent the Empire and shall state a clear outline of His Majesty the Emperor's wishes as well as his opinion of the current proposal:

-The establishment of a demilitarized zone is acceptable. Furthermore, the borders between the Commonwealth and Kumiko forces are acceptable. However, that being said, in reality, the Imperial Federation of Sekowo has no regular military forces. It is natural that Hulstria will govern the territory it occupies and that Luthori will also govern the territory it occupies in Hasowar. However, to maintain order and security, we believe it is probable Luthori will also have to maintain a military presence in the territory occupied by the Imperial Federation of Sekowo to maintain order.

-We believe any definite partitions of land should wait until a formal peace treaty is ratified.

-As far as his Majesty is concerned, there exists only House Ishida, headed by Kenji Ishida. His Majesty does not consider the dictator Kumiko to be of royal blood and will disregard any claims she has to any realm. Furthermore, His majesty does not recognize the Empire Magnificent as a realm. For His Majesty, the territory known as the Empire Magnificent or ultra-nationalist Sekowo, is a dictatorship with whom Luthori has no diplomatic representation.

-One extremely important issue which was omitted by the Kumiko regime is one that concerns the blockade. His Grace repeats Imperial demands that as long as the Kumiko regime has the ability and/or the will to attack Luthori and/or its colonies, the blockade will not end. In practice, that means we will demand the dismantling of any and all long range missile installations capable of reaching Luthori and/or its colonies as well as the destruction of any long range bombers the Kumiko regime may have that are capable of reaching Luthori and/or its colonies. These are our demands, however, we expect His Majesty the Hulstrian Emperor to make demands similar to ours in order to protect his Crownlands. After all, it is extremely important to remember that the trigger of this war was the public announcement that the Kumiko regime was planning on attacking Luthorian and Hulstrian civilian targets with weapons of mass destruction. it must also be made clear that there will be no complete end to the blockade as long as we are formally at war. Certain goods will be allowed to enter Sekowo but others will not.

-Lastly, and this is an extremely important point, Luthori does not wish a limbo, ceasefire situation to last for long. One way or another, His Majesty wishes this conflict to end. We hope it will be by diplomatic means through a peace treaty.

[Captain-Socialist]

Akio Lim, foreign minister of the Eternal Harmony and Empire Magnificent of Sekowo (North Sekowo) replies His Grace, Marcus Rannigan, 9th Duke of Utagia and Luthorian Foreign Minister comments as follows;

-As we have no authority over the Imperial Federation, we have nothing to say on the deployment of troops in the South.

-Comment noted.

-Until Kenji is recognised by proper constitutional means within Sekowo itself we will disregard this pedantic stance taken by the commonwealth powers. To call an Empress who rules by way of parliamentary sovereignty a dictator is nonsense, whatever the conventions of certain international organisations are.

-The missile programme has been dismantled by the order of Gozen Kaigi as of the date March 2973 (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill. ... lid=297238). We remind the Luthorian delegation that the missile programme was a response to the International Monarchist Leagues unprovoked aggression towards our legitimate Empress, and was intended as a deterrent.

-Comment noted.

[Iori]

While we have no issue with Luthori keeping troops in North Hasowar for the time being we do not accept Luthori deployments to IFS controlled territory.
While the STJR (itself as powerful as a small military) has acted as the IFS's primary military force we are already in the process of phasing it out as the Federal Military continues to be re-organized.

We agree that partitions, if any at all, should wait until a Peace Treaty is negotiated, however we will not give up territory we control.

While we do recognize Kenji as being in-line for the throne under the historic and current governing system of the Ishida Dynasty Miyako Ishida is the rightful Heir to the Throne as the Ishida Dynasty is matrilinear.

[Xanathos]

The International Monarchist League currently recognizes Kenji Ishida as the rightful ruler of Sekowo. Luthori will most probably recognize whoever the IML decides is the rightful ruler of Sekowo. Miyako Ishida, if she wishes her claim to be recognized by the IML, should immediately petition that organization for an audience and elaborate on her claim so that the IML may decide the truth of the matter.

It is to be expected that the Kumiko regime will deflect blame for the whole war and that will not be especially held against them. We understand that the Kumiko regime recognizes Kumiko Ishida as Empress, however we strongly advise the Kumiko regime, for its own sake, to be reasonable and look at the reality of the situation, which is that the international body of monarchs does not recognize Kumiko and furthermore that the military powers that are occupying large portions of your country, namely Hulstria, Luthori and Trigunia also do not recognize Kumiko as rightful ruler. Furthermore, reality dictates that Kumiko will not be allowed to maintain her position of power as His Majesty Emperor Gustavus II holds her personally responsible for the war.

There are also some lingering misconceptions about the situation in the south of the country. We shall be blunt, coastal Undarro, especially the zone surrounding the city of Oleas, which has served as our forward base, is under Luthori control. The same can be said of the ruins of Nikeia in western Hasowar, although that is far less important. Luthorian forces have never ventured into the rest of Undarro so we accept the jurisdiction of the IFS in those areas, as well as south eastern Hasowar. However, the reality of the situation which is not well illustrated by the current proposal is that the city of Oleas, which is in Undarro, is under the control of the Royal Marine Infantry of Luthori since it is our forward base in Sekowo.

Lastly, we wish work to begin on a permanent peace treaty as soon as possible, which will provide for the gradual return of civilian governance to Sekowo, the establishment of a legitimate and Commonwealth recognized regime and suitable compensation for the member-states of the expeditionary force.

[Xanathos]

OOC: Answer, somebody, anybody?

[tdurden21]

The Commonwealth of Rutania support the Luthori's stance on the Kumiko dynasty bringing forth a petition to the IML in regards to legitimacy. Our primary concern at the moment, however, is the ability of the Sekowan nuclear arsenal to attack Rutanian East Dovani without warning. We want more than verbal assurances that these weapons will not be brought to bear against Rutanian citizens.

[MrBean111]

The Hulstrian shall also like to note that Tenno Kenji Ishida, pretender to the throne of Sekowo, and the IML recognized claimant shall also be attending this conference.

First off we understand that there is now another active Ishida branch with credible background and the sorts; to resolve this may Kenji proposes either a marriage or possible dual monarchy to Miyako Ishida. This way both branches can rule side by side and in peace; of course this is a suggestion but I believe if fully invested in it we can make such a system work. At the moment however Ferdinand II of Hulstria only recognizes Kenji Ishida as the claimant to the Sekowo throne (OOC: Ferdinand II is dead now but this is in past tense) as Kenji Ishida respectively is IML recognized.

As with our Luthori friends we agree with the proposal on a demilitarized zone; we also agree that the territories the Commonwealth occupies should be controlled/governed by their respective Commonwealth forces. To however to make sure security is maintained yes military/police presence must be put into place to ensure that any future attacks or ultra-nationalist uprisings are quelled quickly. The demilitarized zone will be exactly that however, demilitarized; any ultra-nationalist forces in the zones must leave and return to their own boundries. With concerns to the nuclear program/missile program; while yes it was been de-established as displayed by the Sekowo delegation however we should also consider possibily dismantling any Sekowo missile silo sight that is capable of launching weapons of mass destruction. This would prevent any future scenerio where those silos could be used against the Commonwealth nations.

[Iori]

A Dual Monarchy woud be acceptable, for the remainder of the lives of both, though we intend to continue using the traditonal system after that.

OOC:
I actually had to look how far removed they were after reading the marriage bit, anyways, yeah, even though as Second Cousins their are'nt any biological problems (those only occur with siglings, parent/child or just alot in general) Id rather not have the Ishida Dynasty play the Incest game.

[Xanathos]

As stated previously, Luthori will regard the demands of its allies as its own and will not accept any proposal which does not satisfy them. We emphasize the point made by both Rutania and Hulstria that the Kumiko regime's missile program remains a threat and that any missile silos or other platforms capable of launching warheads towards Hulstria, Rutanian East Dovani, or any part of the Luthorian Colonial Empire must be disbanded and destroyed as part of the ceasefire agreement. By the same occasion, we remind the Kumiko regime that the blockade will remain and only certain types of goods will be allowed into Sekowo. Naturally, any goods with potential military uses will be banned and nothing shall be allowed to leave Sekowo.

His Majesty the Emperor would welcome a marriage between the two branches of House Ishida.