Security Council Session XXIII (4447-4463)

[Axxell]

Armando Mangusta, Istalian Ambassador

Collegues,
Istalia would like call an emergency reunion of the Security Council after the news about ethnic cleansing in Zardugal. The Coburan Government now raised the alarm and, in effect, Istalia was discretly monitoring the situation for some time and we are ready to announce that we have evidences of such events in Zardugal.

The new established Augustine Empire didn't make mistere of its ambitions and its Augustan-centric "tendencies", and the internal press often esalted this: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=64&start=790#p138968

And there are also news from Zardugal itself about ethnic cleansing:
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As one of permanent members of the SC and as a Majatran nation, we had to inform you about these events.

Zardugal should respond of such allegations, we think, allow expertises to enter the nation and investigations should be put in place. We would like ask the immediate activation of the World Congress Human Rights Office so to take in its hand this affairs and shed light on this events.

Thank you

[Sisyphus]

Baron Rnúf Herlkasrmko Ashur, Vanukean Ambassador to the World Congress:

We reinforce the concerns raised by the Istalian ambassador and second his calls for an emergency session on this matter and for an investigation to be carried out by the WCHRO.

Have no doubt this is an Augustan-supremacist government revelling in its ethnic cleansing policy, which, if reports are to be believed, has been responsible for the death of 10,000 Mallans and the abduction of more than 34,000.

[Polites]

Naenia Concordia, Selucian Ambassador to the World Congress:

The Selucian Government supports the assessment of the situation in Zardugal presented by the Honorable Istalian ambassador and we do believe that an emergency session followed by a fact-gathering mission on the ground is imperative. It is shameful to see Zardugal, once one of the most stable and peaceful Majatran nations, engaging in policies suited for a failed state, and we do believe that the international community must be unequivocal in its condemnation of the ethnic cleansing of Zardic Mallans.

We believe that the best course of action under the current circumstances is for the Security Council to authorize a progressive escalation of sanctions, from a formal Security Council warning to selective economic sanctions to comprehensive sanctions all the way up to military intervention. Ours must not be a mere pious condemnation of ethnic cleansing with no ultimate consequences, and the Augustine Empire must understand that we are prepared to do whatever it takes to ensure an end to ethnic cleansing. At the same time, we must give the Augustine regime the opportunity to comply. Zardugal must be made aware that it has little to gain and much to lose from continuing down the current path and that the Zardic government will fare better if it is accepted as a respectable and full member of the international community. As we must enforce our words with actions, we must also be prepared to deescalate our sanctions in response to compliance from the Augustine Empire. For this reason we believe that, following the advice of a fact-gathering mission under the WCHRO, we must make clear what our goals and expectations are and be prepared to back our words. Otherwise we risk further fueling ethnic hatred and distrust, setting the stage for future conflicts.

[Axxell]

Armando Mangusta, Istalian Ambassador

We fully agree with the Selucian Ambassador and thank the Vanukean one for his support. We are ready to open a debate to establish a roadmap to establish what could risk Zardugal and how it can respond to our demands.

Now, I think that it is imperative to organize first of all a mission of the WCHRO to determine a clear situation. Currently, however, few dubts there are about the action of the Zardic Government, but I think that to avoid errors, the WCHRO should go in Zardugal, as well as in Vanuku and Cobura, where seems that there are today Mallan refuges, and present as soon as possible a report.

Thank you

[Sisyphus]

Baron Rnúf Herlkasrmko Ashur, Vanukean Ambassador to the World Congress:

The course of action outlined by the Selucian ambassador seems eminently sensible to me and Vanuku would approve a resolution based on this.

We also agree with the Istalian ambassador's suggestion that the WCHRO mission personnel speak directly to the refugees in southern Vanuku and northern Cobura to get their accounts of unfolding events. Vanuku would also be prepared to allow its territory and military bases to act as the primary platform from which any WCHRO mission into Zardugal is launched, if required. That said, I believe Cobura, if asked, would grant the same access and is closer to the seat of the problem, which is mainly in the southern province of Kalvario.

[Axxell]

Armando Mangusta, Istalian Ambassador

Collegues,
Istalia comes here to denounce this totally unacceptable and illegal act: http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill. ... lid=580591

Cobura is being menaced of war, an expansionistic war by part of the Augustine Empire of Zardugal. We call all the members of the Security Council to act to avoid such attack and stop what could be a bloody invasion which could led to further ethnic persecution against the coburan Mallans.

[Sisyphus]

Baron Rnúf Herlkasrmko Ashur, Vanukean Ambassador to the World Congress:

Vanuku condemns the behaviour of Zardugal. We have offered our full support to Cobura and back any World Congress or Majatran Alliance-led mission against the Zardic regime.

If no collective action can be arranged Vanuku is prepared to unilaterally deploy an expeditionary force to assist the Coburan military, if they wish it, and our bases are available from which to launch aerial or naval missions.

[Polites]

Naenia Concordia, Selucian Ambassador to the World Congress:

Selucia too fully condemns the actions of Zardugal and urges the international community to put an end to the imperialistic ambitions of the Augustine Empire. We express our surprise however that the governments of Istalia and Vanuku now see fit to unilaterally intervene in the Zardic-Coburan conflict without first seeking the recognition of such actions from the Security Council. Given that the Council would undoubtably be unanimous in condemning Zardic actions, and is not unlikely to formally sanction a military intervention, we find the unilateral actions of Istalia and Vanuku to be a dangerous escalation that will only lead to more violence and more bloodshed. As Permanent Members of this body the two Majatran powers have a responsibility to promote peace and reduce conflict, not to use foreign war as a pretext to expand their spheres of interest.

So we call for an urgent Security Council resolution authorizing a fact-finding mission, imposing a ceasefire, and introducing targeted and proportional sanctions against the Zardic regime, and we urge Istalia and Vanuku not to take any unilateral actions without the formal backing of the Security Council.

[Axxell]

Armando Mangusta, Istalian Ambassador

Personally, I don't remember anyone that was so scandalized when the Northern Council's nations brought war among several scenarios without any authorization from the World Congress.
A Resolution will come... it is sure... but for the moment Istalia is more concerned to securize the Coburan borders as soon as possible!
Furthermore, Cobura asked to Istalia aid and support! Cobura is a ally of Istalia, especially within the Majatran Alliance: it is Istalia duty, as well as the duty of every other nation of the MA, to intervene in defence of an aggressed ally.

Thank you to have expressed your concern, despite, since today, any other declarations of the current Selucian's Government will be well weighed....

Thank you

[Sisyphus]

Baron Rnúf Herlkasrmko Ashur, Vanukean Ambassador to the World Congress:

Ambassador Concordia,

Vanuku, too, is assisting Cobura after their plea for help. This war is already up and running and without our help Cobura may well be steamrollered by the Zardic forces before a Security Council resolution can even be passed. So while we await that resolution, one that we will wholeheartedly support, we must not hesitate in our determination to immediately defend Coburan sovereignty against the expansionist aggression of Zardugal.