President Abraham Vienna after arriving at Dankuk
President Abraham Vienna of Saridan, recently arrived in Dankuk to discuss solutions to the Lourenne crisis with Dankuk’s head of state, Choesun I. President Vienna also used the chance to criticise the Foreign Affairs Minister’s unjustified needs to go into war with Lourenne. Vienna’s journey is set to be a week in length but can be extended.
A corrupt government does not mean that we must immediately invade a nation. What real purpose does an invasion have? If it is to benefit the people of that nation, then it fails because it will cause instability and loss of innocent lives to that nation. I don’t want Saridan to be blamed for a disastrous aftermath a war with Lourenne will cause. That’s why there will be no war as long as I am President. For our nation to proceed into war with another nation we need the President’s consent and I will refuse to provide consent. Our Foreign Affairs Minister, Thomas Van Locklan, does not understand war. I don’t blame him, his party (the Populist Party) is one ruled corruptly as displayed by their support of unjustified early elections that violates the respect for Saridani democracy so that the Populist Party can gain political advantage. Funnily enough, they didn’t and lost even more seats. Van Locklan has dealt with the Lourenne situation since it’s inception, rather aggressively. War should always be used as a last resort, it should not be used when one is impatient such as Van Locklan’s case. As I said earlier, War is likely to cause instability and loss of innocent lives all to overturn a corrupt government when there are other peaceful alternatives. Yes, Lourenne’s government quashes human rights and they are in fact corrupt but it should not lead to innocent’s losses. Recently, Parti libéral du Lourenne, has begun several reforms (after winning the election) and are likely to boost living conditions in Lourenne, thus decreasing any need for meaningless war. I am sure they will improve most citizens’ rights but even if they don’t improve all still provides no reason to go to war especially as many other nations in Terra don’t recognise all human rights. I and many others such as my friend Choesun I, advocate diplomacy because it works and ensures that war can be used on a last resort. However, there are rare cases when diplomacy will not work such as when the other nation refuses to cooperate or when lives at home or overseas are at risk except this is not the case.
Instead, I am pleased to be here in Dankuk, to not only signify the relationship between Dankuk and Saridan but to work collaboratively on finding a solution to the Lourenne crisis. This is the first real step Saridan has made to end Lourenne’s problems. Over the course of my visit, Choesun I and members of the Dankuk Government will discuss potential solutions before selecting the best option. In the meantime, if any proposal of war lands on my desk from the current coalition government, they will see it in the bin. This is not for just for a better tomorrow for Saridani citizens but the citizens of Terra. We need peace. Thank You.
President Abraham Vienna also answered questions from the audience.
President Vienna, during your Presidency, you instructed the evacuation of Saridani and other refugees from Lourenne. Does that mean you supported war at the current time as you believed lives were in danger? If so, why did you not declare war?
It is true, I ordered that evacuation but I did so as a precaution. I also said that war would occur if diplomacy did not work and at that point of time, Foreign Affairs Minister, Thomas Van Locklan, was pursuing diplomacy. However, in hindsight, there was no progress made at the conference due to Van Locklan’s aggressive antics. So to answer your question, diplomacy was still happening so I did not wish to declare any war.
President Vienna, how does the Populist Party’s corruptness interfere with Van Locklan’s response to war?
Well, they could be pursuing war to gain political advantage and not for the people of Saridan. Sometimes it is easy to inform the public that war is needed and that can strike a chord in the Saridan’s patriotism thus making them more likely to vote for the Populist Party despite war doing no good.
President Vienna, is there a Dankuk-Saridan treaty in the works? Will you discuss this during your visit?
Currently there is not one in the works but solving Lourenne’s crisis is the top priority as we don’t want it to develop into war. However, a treaty may be arranged in the near future as Saridan’s relationship with Dankuk grows.
Lastly. President Vienna, do you have any comments on Saridan’s current coalition government apart from their foreign relations?
All I can say is that, they have been pretty vocal about the “lack of progress” the Saridan Tomorrow Party’s government exhibited and how it degraded Saridani society. That does not marry up with the fact that they aren’t doing anything to tackle those problems they described. Perhaps, they have come to their senses.