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9th April 5094Nation joins Dovani Pact in major foreign policy coup for Shudargaünen administrationWith no nay votes, nor abstentions, New Verham has officially been entered as a full member into the Dovani Pact, in a major foreign policy coup for the Shudargaünen administration. Foreign minister Chötgörkhaaral vowed the country would "fully commit" itself to meeting its obligations as a full member, and is set to visit various member states to sign comprehensive free trade agreements.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
by:Janggi Kyeinnüdtei
Political commentator and analystBAATRYNSENTII - After the final vote had been called just a shore's length away in neighboring Liore, the act is official - New Verham shall enter into the Dovani Pact as a full member, netting the Shudargaünen administration a major foreign policy coup after a rocky few months politically. Recently, the government has traded anxious blows with the military over the status of the government's ongoing corruption administration, which now trails into its second year. The investigation, which was originally launched as a probe into cabinet-level agencies and former ministers, gradually expanded its scope to also seek out military staff and officials, which was initially supported (if albeit neutrally) by former Chief of the General Staff Tengeranchin, but saw a sharp pushback from the late Marshal's newly-appointed successor, Jambyn Tömörkhüslee. Friction has only seemed to grow as the government indicated it would continue as planned, citing the remarkable arrest of over ten officials, some of them former high-ranking military staff, in the ongoing investigation.
For now, it seems the nation can revel in its major diplomatic milestone. The Dovani Pact, which serves as an economic, political and military alliance, has been a key foreign policy aspect of the new administration, and with New Verham's full membership into the organization, the nation can now take full advantage of the now-abolished trade barriers with some of the continent's most significant economies, such as Ostland, Vascania, and Liore. There was initial controversy among right-libertarian elements within the ULP over fears that due to Liore's status as a socialist nation, and the leftist-tinged rhetoric of its founding document, that the organization would seek to shift the country to the left - but such fears have all but dissipated. "We thank our neighbors across the shore in Liore for helping grant our request - and indeed all nations of the Dovani Pact for welcoming us into the organization," foreign minister Chötgörkhaaral stated to SVMA. "This is an undoubtedly historic resolution - one that brings not just our nation closer to key allies, but a step towards uniting the continent as a whole."
The government has stated that it will seek to fulfill its obligations as a full member of the organization, as outlined in its founding document, "as soon as possible", with foreign minister Chötgörkhaaral seeking to promulgate a variety of comprehensive free trade agreements among member states of the organization. "The task starts now to fully commit ourselves to the Dovani Pact", he stated to SVMA. "There is hardly any time to waste - our nation will be stronger with the dissolution of these trade barriers, and mutually so for our newly-welcomed acquaintances." As such, the foreign minister is expected to make a "walking tour" of central and south Dovani over the rest of the year, to hash out free trade treaties with neighboring Ostland, Liore, and Vascania. New Alduria would also be another focus of the foreign minister's journey, in a bid to renew and strengthen diplomatic ties, as it is also a member of the DP.
Many doors have been opened by New Verham's membership into the DP, but the most significant remains economic -
de facto free trade with all eight members of the DP, connecting New Verham to the economies of Ostland, Liore, and the "titanic" economy of Vascania, has elated investors and private businesses. "The government has made a shrewd foreign policy move," stated Pieter van Zoriggüikhaigch, the current president and CEO of New Verham Rail, the nation's largest private railway corporation stated in an interview. "The trade benefits from this alliance are enormous, and the potential tourism revenue from visa-free travel is staggering. Our nation's economy can only seek to grow from this moment forward." A host of budding private corporations have already announced their intentions to do businesses with DP members, with the recently-formed state-run PetroVerham corporation also stepping up to the plate to offer to buy in crude oil at a discounted price, refine it, and sell it to member states at competitve rates.
The foreign minister meets with his selected permanent representative to the Dovani Pact, Jetei Ayangailtgegch, in Liore. Recently, Mr. Chötgörkhaaral has stated his intentions to "fully commit" New Verham to the DP, by way of signing a slew of comprehensive free trade treaties among members of the organization, starting with Ostland, where he will travel by diplomatic motorcade next week.