Xanathos wrote:In response to the comments made by the CZP (which we did not previously observe), we give the following answers:
-The IML has never recognized any other rightful claim by a royal house to the throne of the Commonwealth other than that of House Orange-Villayn. As they were informed of at the initial conference, the Jewish "kings" may use their own titles privately and as religious and spiritual leaders of their people but are not recognized by the government as such. A possible arrangement would be to recognize the Jewish "royal family" as spiritual and religious leaders of the Jewish people, who are based in the Commonwealth, although this would require the end of their usage of the title of "king" which would be in unlawful competition with His Royal Majesty, if the Jewish "royal" family is to be recognized by the government as religious and spiritual leaders. We would also like to remind the attendees of this conference that certain members of this family hold titles in the Commonwealth given to them by His Majesty, this includes we believe, the title of Duke of Fruskila. His Majesty joyfully permits a member of House Yisserles to retain that title.
-The Commonwealth and the Empire are bound together, as we ave previously said, that will not change. Furthermore, the Commonwealth must be a member of the Commonwealth Nations Alliance. This is extremely beneficial and shall not change either. The last item is the fact that the King's consent is necessary for the Commonwealth to engage in aggressive warfare. This is an important safeguard which shall not be altered.
-There shall be no end to the separate reference to Yishelem.
-A name change is a possibility but should be examined on a case by case basis.
-New Alduria is an integral part of the Empire and that shall not change. Jonah's island and Moses Bay are part of the Zardic Federated Territories, so the Zardic government should be contacted on that issue.
The BNR recognizes the House of Orange-Villayn as the only true claimant to the throne of Yishelem and Beiteynu; aside from that, we leave the negotiations about titles of nobility, the Jewish "kings", etc. to the CZP and DSPB, as our knowledge is lacking in the matter and we do not wish to breach such a, in our view, unnecessarily divisive issue. Our only suggestion on the matter is that the DSPB and CZP should graciously accept their titles of nobility as granted by His Majesty, and, to avoid confusion, they should here and now list all official titles of nobility of the Commonwealth and parcel them out to the interested and qualified parties.
We continue our support of the Commonwealth Nations Alliance. We believe it is beneficial to the Commonwealth militarily and economically. Our successfully-avoided potential run-in with the warmongers of the former "government" of Barmenistan (now thankfully restored to its true form as the Caliphate) is proof enough of the treaty's effectiveness, and never has the BNR even heard of people wanting to leave it.
Even those that despise the existence of Yishelem cannot deny that it does and has existed for enough time that it is a legitimate legal subdivision of our nation. Although Yishelem is legally just the State of Endild, it is culturally and linguistically more Luthorian than the rest of the Commonwealth, and so it makes sense to have its own name to distinguish it from Beiteynu, which is legally the States of Fruskila, Padrilka, Tadraki, and Quo'gün. In other words, our nation is no longer just Beiteynu, but Beiteynu and Yishelem. (OOC: Sort of like in Belgium, which has the French-speaking Walloon region, and the Dutch-speaking Flanders region.)
On that point, we arrive at the issue of a name change. As far as the "Commonwealth" part goes, the BNR is a staunch supporter of it, as evidenced by the fact that at the Beiteynu-Luthori Peace Conference that birthed the Treaty of Poesy, the BNR's delegates were the ones who suggested the "Commonwealth" name. However, we would consider supporting a different name so long as it is not outright "Colony" or "Territory," as legally we are a not a colony or a territory, but a commonwealth, although we think "Commonwealth" is fine and changing it is unnecessary. The word "Commonwealth" has become an acceptable and widely-used term to refer to the Commonwealth of Yishelem and Beiteynu as a whole, and it would ridiculous to change something that has already been ingrained in the public psyche for no practical reason. What we would support would be changing the order of "Yishelem and Beiteynu" to "Beiteynu and Yishelem". We blame ourselves, as the BNR should have realized this at the very beginning, at the Beiteynu-Luthori Peace Conference. "Beiteynu and Yishelem" makes more sense than "Yishelem and Beiteynu" for three, in our opinion, very good reasons: Beiteynu is alphabetically before Yishelem; Beiteynu existed before Yishelem and was used as the name of our nation for much, much longer than Yishelem (although, as was stated earlier, Yishelem is still just as important and is a legitimate and recognized legal subdivision); and Beiteynu is larger than Yishelem in population and area. As far as the "United Malkut" name goes, since we cannot legally have such a system, we believe the point is moot.
The BNR recognizes New Alduria as an integral part of the Holy Luthori Empire, and recognizes Jonah's Island and Moses Bay as part of the Zardic Federated Territories. Again, as with the titles of nobility of the Commonwealth, we leave this part of the negotiations to the DSPB and CZP out of lack of knowledge and interest.
The BNR Delegation:- Danielle Frank,
President of the Organizing Committee of the Treaty of Poesy Renegotiation Conference
and BNR National Party Chairman
- Peter V. Hatikvah,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Yishelem and Beiteynu
and BNR Leadership Committee Foreign Affairs Counsel