Hulstria welcomes Dranish DelegationKien International Airport Heinrich I, Hulstria - The Dranish Delegation has been received with pomp and ceremony in what is hopefully the first of many state visits by friendly nations to Hulstria and Gao-Soto following the September Revolution. His Imperial and Most Illustrous Luthoran Majesty, Klaus Gustav VI of Hulstria and His Imperial Majesty, Okatori Kurosawa of Gao-Soto, along with their Governor-General Thomas Michels and Foreign Minister Sebastian Goddestreu, were there to greet the visitors as "Land of our Fathers" and the Dranish National Anthem were played by the Royal Hulstrian Marching Band.
Thomas Michels and Sebastian Goddestreu held their own press conference shortly after the official reception, before departing for Fliederbrunn Palace:
Governor-General, what are your feelings at the moment?
Michels: "I am obviously overjoyed to greet our Dranish friends, who have, as you might have figured, assisted the citizens of Hulstria and Gao-Soto in regaining their freedom and whom we consider to be close friends of ours. I have spoken with Their Imperial Majesties and you'll also be glad to know that they share my feelings of gratitude and friendship towards the Dranish. I feel that despite our different cultures, we share a lot with our Dranish cousins - in both our Gao-Showan and post-colonial heritage."
How do you feel about the chaos surrounding the assassination of Prime Minister Woodhall?
Michels: "It is obviously a very sad thing for a sitting, democratically-elected Head of Government to be shot for what seems to be political reasons. We are even more concerned because of the possibility of a radical Kyo or Hulstrian connection and I'm sure you will be glad to know that Agashi Tarumoto and I will do everything in our power to assist the Dranish authorities in investigating this Hulstrian connection. As Tarumoto has said earlier, if this is true, we will add this to Adolf Thälmann's list of charges when we finally haul him before a court to await justice."
Herr Goddestreu, you were instrumental in negotiating foreign support for the Septembrist Movement. What do you hope to achieve for the Septembrist Government?
Goddestreu: "I tend to take a more modest view about my role in all this. I was in Luthori at the time. *laughs* As for our hopes for this state visit, we hope to strengthen the bonds of free trade and cooperation between our nations. I understand Mr Fox will want to discuss a possible defence pact with my colleague, Tochikura Sotatsu: I'm sure I speak for both Sotatsu and I would welcome the start of such discussions. Our premier role as a government, however, is to get our own affairs in order, but we feel our allies will be able to help."