The Kaizhou Inquirer - September 4349 OOC: POSTDATED
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Foreign Minister Dai invites Kazulians for State Visit before diplomatic tour
Dai Jinhao has officially extended an invitation to a Kazulian delegation of diplomats and military officials after decades of icy relations
Lotus Party Leader and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dai Jinhao provides a media availability at the Grand Assembly press hall
TIAN'AN, Han -- The relationship between Kazulia and Indrala can best be described in the recent era as complex. In 4329, the Kazulian government declassified a top-secret plan titled Offensive Initiative Tide which outlined in great detail how a potential invasion of Indrala should be executed. The unexpected and unjustified plans drew anger from the Indralan government, public and international community at large. Indrala, governed at the time by Kwan Zhiyong, was undertaking an official state policy of pacifism and neutrality which made the news all the more shocking. The savagery of the document, which suggests that "all available artillery pieces within range of Indralan mainland must be launched on a scorched earth policy" was also highlighted by the public.
It goes without saying that the Indralan government was infuriated, and Jien Party Foreign Affairs Minister Jin Ru demanded an apology. Believing the Kazulians to be reasonable people, the nation was shocked again by the Kazulian Foreign Affairs Minister Annette Brodersen, who not only refused to offer an apology, but laced her remarks with religious bigotry and ethnocentrism, claiming that the state's Jienist philosophy and religion is inseparable from imperialism and colonialism.
In recent years, however, there has been a shift within the the Kazulian government. Last week, Kazulia proposed sending senior diplomats and military officials to mend the relationship between the two Dovani powers. The Indralan government's response was unclear at first, but today during a press briefing, Foreign Minister and Lotus Party Leader Dai Jinhao announced that the delegation would be received by the government:
We accept and trust the sincerity of the Kazulian government in trying to take responsibility for their aggression twenty years ago. To that end, we will welcome the Kazulian delegation in Tian'an at the earliest convenience. We made it abundantly clear early on that a formal apology would be the essential step in restoring relations between our two nations and we have received assurances that such an apology will be given. We have asked that the apology not be given to the government of Indrala, but to the people of Indrala; it was this vile document which instilled fear in our people and denigrated our state religion. To that end, the apology given by the Kazulian officials in Tian'an and to the people will hopefully set the tone for our bilateral relations moving forward.
When asked whether Dai feels confident about future relations, he responded by saying:
Twenty years ago, Kazulia had an administration that viewed an officially pacifistic government led by a pro-democratic activist and human rights attorney as a "threat." Today it seems that the younger generation is open to global cooperation, peace and diversity, rather than stability through force and coercion. That the Kazulian government reached out to our nation first in a conciliatory manner is very meaningful. I have ever confidence in the future of our bilateral relationship moving forward.
The meeting in Tian'an comes before Minister Dai's scheduled diplomatic tour next year, in which he will visit Vorona, New Endralon/Kizenia, Trigunia, Telamon, Lodamun, Valruzia and Aldegar in which he will strive to strengthen trade relations abroad.