Prime Minister Leo Tomassi and Foreign Minister Stefano Terenzi accompanied His Majesty to meet their Zardic counterparts promoting mutual understanding, peace and increase of trade and commerce while Emperor Nicola expressed concerns about Deltaria
State Banquet at the Palacio Imperial de la Bourvonne Complex
November 4623 (OOC: postdated)
ROMULA - Acquila Uno, the airliners of the Air Force put at the serviceof the Crown, landed late last night at Romula International Airport bringing Emperor Nicola back home at the end of his State Visit in Zardugal.
His Majesty had been invited by Emperor of Zardugal Felipe I just a few months after the death of Alessandro I, commented with sensitivity and warmth by the Zardic Monarch with whom Alessandro I had developed, among the others, a long lasting epistolary friendship, also united by a common passion for ancient history, while promoting greater relations with Fortreso.
During the State Visit, both the Emperors and the exponents of the two governments focused their efforts on left behind the previous international events involving Zardugal which, as said by Emperor Felipe, surely had impacted the diplomatic relations between the two countries to which, however, he added that it will be his commitment to improve preserve peace and solidarity in Majatra, believing in the strong friendship that Emperor Alessandro and him had built.
Emperor Nicola, leaving to Zardugal without Empress Josephine, appointed as Imperial Regent, attended alongside Emperor Felipe the Grand Parade in the Avenuo de la Imperio in Fortreso. Then the Emperors, through the large avenue, acclaimed by the crowd reached the Palacio de Zardugal, the official workplace of the Zardic Emperor, where Emperor Nicola signed the logbook as a visiting Head of State and then they move to the Palacio Imperial de la Bourvonne Complex where Emperor Felipe organized a lavish State Banquet.
On the following day, Emperor Nicola was hosted in the Blue Palace for a special event, a Grand Feast celebrating Istalian and Zardugal's ties attended by the state officials and by the crème de la crème of the Zardic society.
During the State visit both the Emperors and the Government Officials partecipated to a conference to talk about diplomatic, economic and political matters that concern Majatra. Among this, the recent events in Deltaria which impressed Emperor Nicola.
His Majesty, during the conference, in fact, profited to rise its concerns about the recent political evolution in Deltaria and to criticize Emperor Miroslav I for his disbanding of any sort of democratic institution in Deltaria where today he established a veritable Authocracy under which, with the greatest dismay by part of His Majesty, thousands of people are being persecuted and arrested, branded as political opponents and therefore victims of abuses that are not acceptable for a state ruled by the Rule of Law. The Emperor stressed that the dividing line between the defense of stability and order of the State and the abuse of its power is really subtle and a state under the rule of law must always strive not to go beyond that line.
Together with Emperor Felipe, His Majesty wanted to launch a call for moderation to the new Deltarian government and an invitation to respect the fundamental rights of man and the citizens.
Prime Minister Leo Tomassi and Foreign Minister Stefano Terenzi met the press this moorning in Romula and expressed great satisfaction for the meeting with the Zardic counterpart.
The Prime Minister declared:
It is a great privilege and honor to serve the Emperor and the people of Istalia as their Prime Minister. It is one of the great responsibilities as head of government to assist the Emperor in trips abroad, and I believe that this state visit to Zardugal has highlighted the extent to which our two great nations should be active in promoting peace and prosperity around Majatra - and indeed, around the globe. Here in Istalia, my government has embarked on critical pro-market reforms to all sectors of our economy. This has helped spearhead our economic trajectory and solidified our belief that free markets work. But the power of the free market should not be limited to the bounds of our national borders. The market grows stronger as it grows larger, and that is why I join my colleagues in supporting economic and political cooperation between Zardugal and Istalia
While the Foreign Minister commented in this way:
We found a good convergence of intents. What our two governments seek is stability, growth, greater exchanges and cooperation in ever greater areas to promote growth and prosperity for our citizens.
With this state visit we want to turn the page with the Government of Fortreso after the past tensions and inaugurate with a completely different approach a new relationship between Istalia and Zardugal in the name of peaceful coexistence, respect for one's own differences, exploiting common interests and opening up to us to ever greater dialogue and cooperation.
Istalia with Zardugal has always had a privileged relationship, above all economically, and in fact since the second half of the Fourth Republic many Istalian-Zardic companies have become, first and foremost Magistro-Leonardi, which still remains one of the most important multinationals worldwide.
Zardugal is another Majatran nation with which we are trying to establish a profitable relationship of peace, coexistence and cooperation and I announce you today that we have been working for some time even with the Wiel's Government to re-establish with Vanuku the excellent relations they once had . We hope to establish a peaceful continental coexistence among sovereign nations that also work together for the common good and to preserve the continent from the horrors of war and other conflicts.