OOC Source: UmaiziKalibaka: Its been months since the formal opening of Istapali its first ever nuclear power plant. But the moment it was opened problems started to occur. The plant did not go operational and many were fearing the failure of the entire program. In a moment of desperation construction of the second power plant was halted by the Department of National Development and the three planned reactors were cancelled. But, thanks to cunning work from the Department of Foreign Relations, a new deal has been struck that enabled istapali to at least make its current reactor produce the energy it was meant to produce. Secretary Dembo Gassama visited Yingdala last week, a first for such a visit to the largest economy on Terra. Gassama and his counterpart discussed a variety of topics, including the current security situation in Dovani. But, after a day of talks, the two released a written statement announcing the creation of the "Istapali-Yingdalan Nuclear Agreement".
This agreement, as the name suggests, will see Yingdalan scientists be send to Istapali to start up the Suso Nuclear Powerplant and train Istapali plant workers how to keep it running, staying tere until Istapali is capable of fully running it themselves. Furthermore funding to operate the plant will also be provided by Yingdala, allowing Istapali to keep it running without the risk of major costs. Yingdala will also provide Istapali with uranium, something Istapali will pay for. The Yingdalan scientists will also train a variety of Istapali counterparts, ensuring that Istapali can document the information about nuclear power generation and subsequently run more plants itself if capable in the future.
In exchange for this support a groundbreaking Free Trade deal between the two nations will be signed, seeing tarrifs on goods from both nations eliminated and also granting Yingdalan goods "preffered trade status" which means that Yingdala will be seen as a prefered trade partner. This free trade deal means opportunity for Yingdala, which will have a new major export market for its products, while it is for now also a plus for the Istapalian economy, which is experiencing a diversification and thus the new goods being produced might find a cheap market to be exported to. President Kayode has however been forced to answer a variety of harsh questions from reporters, who have accused him of selling out Istapali in order to run a mere power plant. Kayode, while firm proponent of bilateral trade and Istapali isolationism, has stated that the deal marks a "test" for the Istapali economy and that his administration will still abide by isolationist principles for the remainder of his term.
This deal thus allows Istapali to finally start up its only nuclear power plant and grants trade opportunities for both nations. But with presidential elections out 2 years from now, will this move of change by the Kayode administration mean a election loss?