M(ax) H(edwig): We welcome Kalistan's Foreign Minister, Dame Diane Smith. (applause from the crowd) Thank you for coming to the show, Comrade Minister.
(Her Imperial Majesty's Foreign Minister) D(iane) S(mith): Thank you Max. I am happy to be here. (gesturing to the folks standing behind her) I've long wondered if the Party People there are actually really drinking.
MH: Oh yes, (laughter) The Party People extras really class the joint up, I'd say... (laughter)
DS: Yeah, they really offer a certain Je ne sais quoi...
MH: Comrade Minister, one thing that is on the mind of the audience is where we stand on Lourenne. Would you be willing to expound on this?
DS: The Party People want to know, really?
MH: Yes, the Party People especially want to know.
DS: Well, then I shall oblige. I don't think I am making much news here. Her Majesty is pleased with the return of the Conservatives in Lourenne. She still does have her reservations of course about the whole notion of replacing the Queen with a pretender, and that will still be a sore point. But the return of the Conservatives is a step in the correct direction, as far as Her Majesty is concerned.
MH: Will the Government recognize the new Crown in Lourenne?
DS: That is for the Empress to decide, of course, but meanwhile, I can say now that the Prime Minister has given me orders to Eroncourt to attempt to meet with my counterpart, Minister Frederic von Chambeau. The meeting has been asked for within a year's time, so we can begin to discuss Anantonese Affairs.
MH: What types of things will you be talking about with your counterpart?
DS: We share a lot of interests in common, of course. Kalistan and Lourenne are, and have long been intimately tied in security and economics. Culturally, we have a large Lourennais Diaspora from back in Lourenne's time of troubles, when refugee populations settled in Dulnerstaad, and of course, you know that the Royal House of Lourenne and the Imperial House of Ananto are related by blood. But you know, at the end of the day, we'll discuss whatever they would like to talk about. Her Majesty would like me to begin discussion of re-normalization of relations following the legislative coup.
MH: Is there any movement toward a formal state visit?
DS: Not at the moment. My visit will be the first step in that process. We'll see what comes of that. I look forward to meeting von Chambeau, and talking about a lot of these matters.
MH: No doubt you will charm the Lourennais, as you have our audience. (applause)
DS: Thank you, Max.
MH: Will you come back and give us an update after you return?
DS: If I can hang out with the Party People when I come back, yeah sure... (cheers from the Party People)
MH: We'll make sure ODEN is in the house then, alright?
DS: Brilliant! (applause)
MH: Ladies and Gentlemen, Dame Diane Smith! (applause from the crowd and the Party People) We're gonna go to commercial and then after that, an update on Housing in Addisjah, and the maglev line between Kaliburg and Dulnerstaad is nearing completion and what this will mean for Kaliburg industry...
Her Imperial Mejesty, Empress Nicolette I Ananto wrote:"My fellow Kalistanis. It is with solemn weight that We have come before you tonight to address deepening tensions between our friends and neighbors in Lourenne and the Nation of Beiteynu. As we do not doubt, you all are fully versed in these current events, which only briefly touch us in Kalistan. As a measure of security preparedness, we have ordered our Minister for Defense, the Honorable Captain Natalie Greene, to close the Ananto Strait to all military traffic not originating from an Anantonese Nation. The Northern and Southern Limits will be patrolled by elements of the 2nd and 3rd Regular Fleets, while surface elements of 1st Regular Fleet will be held in reserve at Bozo River. In addition, we have ordered Captain Greene to place Army North on alert, and have asked the Institutionalists to begin calling up their militia.
"We would like to stress: Kalistan is not a party in these tensions, and we are in no imminent danger of attack from any nation. We are requiring these increased postures based on not only a desire to be prepared in the event of conflict that may come nearer to the Limits, but also out of concern for peace and security of our regional security Partners in Lourenne. We wish peace to Nations who are escalating this conflict into a shooting war, and while Kalistan will remain neutral, we shall adopt a posture of armed neutrality, and will continue to work with Anantonese Nations on regional security concerns to prevent the conflict from spreading. We ask you, the People in Kalistan, especially those who do not have loved ones in the Regular Service at this moment, to do what you can to work for peace and succor those families whose loved ones are being deployed in the defense of our Strait, our Homeland, and our Ocean. We thank you all, and wish you a peaceful night."
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