Erhard Bayer, Dundorfian Minister of Foreign Affairs, addresses the Northern CouncilAfter weeks of preparation, Dundorf's newly-elected Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erhard Bayer, has traveled to the Northern Council Headquarters in Haldor to address members of the Council, primarily Dorvik, to attempt to resolve a dispute of the title of Ludwig III of Dorvik. Bayer also spoke at length of Dorvik's claims that Dundorf had "became a puppet state of Valruzia". Mr. Bayer remained calm and collected as he addressed the delegates, asking that the Dundorfian government would likely compromise with a simple name change in the King's royal title. Interestingly, he conducted his speech in fluent Luthori, with translations being given to other members present at the conference.
Members of the Northern Council, I stand before you today as a man who merely wishes for compromise. This dispute has spiraled wildly out of control, that much we can agree upon. We first brought up this dispute because our coalition partner in Dundorf, the Socialist Unity Party, brought a treaty before our parliament, the People's Chamber, for the ratification of the Dorvish Trade Association and Economic Pact treaty. Our party did not wish to associate ourselves with a monarchy, so our delegates voted no. We then proposed that the King of Dorvik, Ludwig III, omit his position of "Kaiser of the Dundorfian Reich" from his royal title, seeing as though historically, the Dundorfian Reich has been extinct for over two millennia. Upon giving our delegation, Valruzia stood with our beliefs. I'd like to address the claims purported that Dorvik that Dundorf is being controlled by Valruzia. I do not mean to be rude, but you could not be further from the truth. We are by no means a puppet state. We are a socialist republic built upon the proletariat, and we fought for our freedom against the previous forces of the Federal Republic in the 4th Dundorfian Civil War. Since eroding Dundorf's long tradition of isolationism and beginning the subsequent shift to internationalism, it is only natural that a foreign power contact our nation and request for friendly diplomacy. It is the natural order of things. We expected this small debacle to result in what exactly we wished for: a name change. But that has not been the case. The very council I address today and Dorvik have responded brazenly by debating on enacting economic sanctions on our nation. Henceforth, in retaliation, our government will do the same. It is a shame that we will have to do such a thing, but that has unfortunately become the current state of affairs that we find ourselves in.
Mr. Bayer conducts his speech to delegates of the Northern Council in Haldor.