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Above: Prime Minister Catherine DuMaurier speaking to reporters in the lobby of the Assemblee National Building
In the wake of a failed war declaration against Beitneyu, the government of that country has reached out to the Prime Minister of Alduria, Catherine DuMaurier, in order to try to resolve the situation peacefully. The war was proposed in order to end Beitneyuese government oppression of women, and ethnic and religious minorities. This state sanctioned discrimination reached from areas such as the military to economic and civil rights. One of Alduria's more activistic and less labor focused leftist parties, the Coalition of Progressive Aldurians, suggested the declaration of a 'humanitarian war on Beitneyu.
However, the war proposal failed, and after about a year of silence from Beitneyu's largely secretive and autocratic government, a new President, David Stern, contacted DuMaurier out of the blue, again renewing the invitation to Beitneyu. Ostensibly, any conference or meeting held will include discussions about how Beitneyu must change its approach to women's issues and minority rights.
It is for certain that Diane Babette, of the Communist Party, will accompany Prime Minister DuMaurier in her official capacity as Foreign Minister. Additionally, it is likely that a special request will be granted to Environmental Minister Chloe Doyle, who was very concerned about the visit, to tag along.
Of the likely trip, Prime Minister DuMaurier told reporters:
I really believe that the trip is highly important to our relations with Beitneyu, but far more pressingly, as an opportunity to try to create a dialogue with the government of Beitneyu about how they could potentially improve their human rights status, and what we would need to do to make their international behavior 'socially acceptable' as it were. That being said, I have had all courteous exchanges thus far with David Stern, and I am only optimistic at this point. You'll be updated when we get back.