NationStates Jolt Archive

The Empire was making some bold moves when it came to international relations. Reaching out to two, newly formed and established states was just one of the two moves it was making, the others being the request for a free trade agreement with Romania, the recognition of the Russian Dictatorial Union, and the move to establish an embassy in the Empire of Neuvo Rica. Both Koryan and the Mediterranean Republic, the two new states, more than reached out to the Empire. Koryan had come out of the ashes of a Middle Eastern hellhole, particularly in Kuwait and Qatar but had since expanded into India and Russia. The Mediterranean Republic, on the other hand, was the last remnant of the Squornshelan Empire, holed up on the Mediterranean island of Malta. The Empire of Neuvo Rica had not responded yet to the invitation and the Empire knew full well what the RDU would think. The Empire recognized them, that was for sure but wished no diplomatic relations with the state. Time would tell.

Three invitations were sent out, invitations for heads of state and/or government to come to the Empire, to Layarteb City, to the Fortress of Comhghall for a few days, to iron out the agreements. All three agreements would be done separately but at the same time, in the interest of quelling any problems that might arise through long delays and lag times. It would take days to iron out the agreements but when they were complete, they would usher in new ages of diplomatic relations between the three states and the Empire.


High Encryption
To: Romania
Fr: The Empire of Layarteb
Re: Free Trade Agreement

The Empire cordially invites the leadership of Romania to Layarteb City on January 2, 2007 to embark upon discussions in hope of establishing a free trade agreement between our two great states. The leadership shall stay within the Fortress of Comhghall or they shall, if they so please, take up temporary residence in a hotel in our lavish city. We are hoping for the former. The Empire looks forward to receiving you in this great occassion.

The Emperor


High Encryption
To: The Mediterranean Republic
Fr: The Empire of Layarteb
Re: Diplomatic Relations

The Empire cordially invites the leadership of the Mediterranean Republic to Layarteb City on January 2, 2007 to embark upon discussions in hope of establishing further diplomatic relations between our two great states with an embassy exchange program. The leadership shall stay within the Fortress of Comhghall or they shall, if they so please, take up temporary residence in a hotel in our lavish city. We are hoping for the former. The Empire looks forward to receiving you in this great occassion.

The Emperor


High Encryption
To: Koryan
Fr: The Empire of Layarteb
Re: Diplomatic Relations

The Empire cordially invites the leadership of Koryan to Layarteb City on January 2, 2007 to embark upon discussions in hope of establishing further diplomatic relations between our two great states with an embassy exchange program. The leadership shall stay within the Fortress of Comhghall or they shall, if they so please, take up temporary residence in a hotel in our lavish city. We are hoping for the former. The Empire looks forward to receiving you in this great occassion.

The Emperor

Quick to apologize for his lack of punctuality, Consul Shakti (http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/6805/ans7.jpg) arrived at the wonderful city in a modest Hawker 800 with only a small entourage of officials and two bodyguards. A former soldier in the Elephanti Army, the politician was quite bulky for his profession and had a slight limp. Scars of his past battles were scattered across his body but mostly concealed by his suit. With a bright smile, he greeted his host upon arrival and had one of his officials present two gifts – a bundle of sandalwood incense and a roll of magnificent silk.

The Roman Empire would be pleased to attend such a meeting. We look forward to extending our ties between our two great nations.

OOC: Shall we skip all those boring intros?

When Consul Shakti arrived at Layarteb IAP, he was greeted with enthusiasm and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He would be taken straight to the Fortress of Comhghall where he and the Emperor would meet and begin to discuss the establishment of an embassy exchange program.

OOC: Sounds good to me. Are we going to wait on Deathbat to begin?

OOC: Sounds good to me. Are we going to wait on Deathbat to begin?

OOC: Negatory that's a separate thing. I'm doing 3 separate threads here more or less.

The Mediterranean Republic will be pleased to attend these talks, and apologize for our tardiness of reply. Newly Reelected Prime Minister Vitaly Santino will atend with a small staff and a few bodyguards. The delegation will be happy to reside in the accomodations offered at the Fortress of Comhghall for the duration of their stay.

OOC: Shall we just take it that RomeW & DBR are there?

OOC: Shall we skip all those boring intros?

OOC: Yeah. I'm very much a "get down to business" type person. By the way, these discussions can cover the whole Roman Empire and not just Romania.

OOC: Yeah. I'm very much a "get down to business" type person. By the way, these discussions can cover the whole Roman Empire and not just Romania.

OOC: Wait what's Romania then?

Koryan

With the three delegates in the castle at once, the Emperor was prepared for three rounds of separate communications and negotiations with the leaders of Koryan, the Mediterranean Republic, and the Roman Empire. He would begin with Koryan and allocate four hours to the delegation from Koryan. Then there would be a two hour break and the Mediterranean delegation would enter for four hours. Two hours after that ended the Romans would enter and thus sixteen hours would be spent in conversation. It would be a trying day for the Emperor and his aide staff, which included several Cabinet Ministers but that was what they were paid for, that was their job, and they did it well.

The Koryan delegate arrived prompted at 08:00 hours and was greeted in the waiting room by two aides and the secretary. From there, they were taken into the Emperor's office, seated at the conference table, and the Emperor began. "Koryan is a noble nation-state that has appeared out of the ashes of the once great Elephanti nation, a nation that degraded into unordered chaos in its latter years. I must regret that this happened. Elephantum and the Empire were once very close but times changed and, unfortunately, not for the better. That is behind us now. We are deal with you now, the rightful rulers and occupiers of much land. The Empire sees nothing but good and promise and we would like to push this a little further. We would like to, essentially, begin further diplomatic relations, much further than we already have.

"This will begin with a simple embassy exchange whereby Layarteb City shall host the Koryan embassy. I do not know where you would like us to establish ours and that is your choice. We will agree regardless." He ended the brief introduction and got right down to business.

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The Mediterranean Republic

At 14:00 hours, the Mediterranean Republic did just as the Koryans had done before them and, with that, the Emperor did the same thing. He had them seated around the conference table and began. "It is a shame that the great Empire of Squornshellous collapsed. Despite our land gains in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, we are saddened and disheartened with what happened. However, we are pleased that some remnant of the Squornshellan Empire survived and in the Mediterranean Sea of all places. This pleases me. The Empire and Squornshellous had good relations with each other, to which I am sure you are aware and do not doubt. We would like to continue these relations with your nation now, a new nation that are the rightful rulers of Malta.

"You are, undoubtedly, confined by such a small area but lest this be known that the Empire regards the Mediterranean Republic with high esteem. The Squornshellous Empire was regarded in the same way. In light of this, I would like to begin further diplomatic relations with an embassy exchange program, hosting your embassy in Layarteb City. It is my sincerest hope that you shall do the same."

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Roman Empire

Then again, at 20:00 hours, after the sun had set and night descended on the Layartebian capital, the Emperor hosted the Romans. Rome and the Empire had a long history, a history he hoped would make the proceedings as quick and painless as possible. "It is my distinct honor to once again host the Roman Empire in my home. The last time we were here we negotiated our embassy exchange program and increased the travel quota to an impressive 48,000 Roman citizens per year. Unfortunately, this does not suffice anymore. It is my distinct hope to establish a 'Free Trade Agreement' between our two nations and, in doing so, increase from 48,000 to 65,000. From there, I hope to strengthen relations between our two great Empires, the two greatest in the world and, from there, go into the future with nothing more than hope and respect."

OOC: Okay, Doomingsland and I RP as two seperate provinces of the Roman Empire. His province is Doomanum and mine is Romania, with the story going that both sides were the historical "Eastern" and "Western" Empires that have just reunited. When we're refering to simply our provinces- our NS nations here on E2- we use those names. When refering to the state as a whole, it's the Roman Empire. "International" decisions such as an international free trade agreement need Empire approval to go through. What I meant is that now we're able to discuss not just a free trade agreement between you and I (as Romania), we're able to discuss a free trade agreement between you and the Empire, since Doomingsland and I both approved of such an arrangement. Sorry for the confusion.

IC:

"It is our hope as well," said Emperor Valerius IV Maderia. "Our nations have a strong relationship and it's imperative that we keep it going.

"However, considering our recent expansion and the re-unification of the Empire we have come to encompass a much greater population in a shorter period of time. So we hope to negotiate a much higher travel quota given the increased demand."

Shakti nodded. “An embassy exchange is agreeable. All diplomatic embassies, unless requested otherwise, are located in Koryan’s capital city of Doha. One of my assistants has further details should you wish to see them, or we can leave a copy with you for you to review later, as we realize our time is limited.”

OOC: RomeW got it.

RomeW

The Emperor and his aides nodded at the introduction by Emperor Valerius IV Maderia. "Under free trade categories, nations are permitted between 50,000 and 100,000 per year. In the scheme of things we've allocated 80,000 to the Eurasians, 70,000 to USB, and 65,000 to Saint Lazare. All of them started much lower than 65,000 and we wish to begin the Roman Empire so high because we have nothing but confidence in the Roman Empire. The way we've traditionally done the proceedure is to begin at a lower number, generally 55,000 and then every year, evaluate and increase the number. However, given the long-standing relationship between the Rome and the Empire, what was it that you had in mind? In addition, with our FTA we will have to renegotiate materials already in trading and hope to trade more of them."

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Koryan

"We have as much time as we need do not worry. Doha is a fine city and we're more than happy about being in Doha. What levels of security are being taken place to stop Elephanti loyalists from coming back and wrecking havoc on Doha right now? In addition, are there any other concerns that you have?"

The Koryan representative thought a moment before responding. "Under the restraints of freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, our government has no right to infringe upon the rights of “Elephanti loyalists”. The Nationalist Conservative Party holds a secure foothold in the politics of Kuwait and Qatar and many laws of those provinces are simply updated and/or more liberal versions of Elephanti laws. Nonetheless, it would also be practically impossible for Elephanti loyalists to overthrow the Koryan government due to the sheer size and power of the Indian provinces. Also, the unique geography of the Republic prevents a simple terrorist organization from delivering a devastating blow to the Koryan Military. Rest assured that any embassies within Doha are secure and I highly doubt some of my fellow citizens are about to throw this nation back into the hell from which we just emerged."

Koryan

"Well our main concern is terrorism or terrorist acts against our embassy. Elephanti loyalists might harbor some ill-will towards the Empire given our tumultuous history and we wouldn't want that interferring with the foundations of your new state. In addition, our allies waging war on the Azad are our allies and, as such, we are drawn into a proxy conflict, so to speak. We would not want to be the cause for disruption or chaos to your state. We will have a secure embassy, very secure but we just need to know that there are no factions within the ruling government that might be in a position to assist the enemies of the Empire and potential enemies of the Empire in wrecking havoc against Doha."

Prime Minister Santino smiled. "We would be very pleased to host a Layartebian embassy in our capital, Valetta, and we are happy to continue the tradition of friendship that we formerly shared with Layarteb as a part of Squornshelous."

Mediterranean Republic

"I am delighted to hear that. In light of this, we're going to increase the travel quota from 3,000 to 15,000 a five-fold multiplication, which will be reviewed once a year, on the anniversary of this agreement to see if more is necessary. The embassy will be secure and though we have no quarrels with any group of Squornshelous past or present, what assurances can we have that Valetta will be secure from terrorist attacks against our embassy, even if they are not from Squornshellan groups?"

"As I previously mentioned, after seeing the devastation brought about by the fall of the previous government, I doubt very many people are eager to see that chaos again so soon. As for telling you that there will not be unfriendly elements to the Empire of Layarteb within our government, I’m afraid I cannot do that. A republican government is constantly changing to reflect the opinions and needs of the current generation. However, I can assure you that the current government and undoubtedly the governments of the near future have no plans to aid the Aazad or any other terrorist organization."

Mediterranean Republic

"I am delighted to hear that. In light of this, we're going to increase the travel quota from 3,000 to 15,000 a five-fold multiplication, which will be reviewed once a year, on the anniversary of this agreement to see if more is necessary. The embassy will be secure and though we have no quarrels with any group of Squornshelous past or present, what assurances can we have that Valetta will be secure from terrorist attacks against our embassy, even if they are not from Squornshellan groups?"

"Of course we take the security of foreign embassies very seriously. The embassy buildings themselves are set far back from the road behind solid walls. No vehicle can get in except by a gate which is guarded 24/7 and equipped with tire slashing devices in the roadway to stop vehicles that attempt to force entry. In addition to that, the embassy district is within a 15 minute drive from the nearest military base, so in the event of a percieved threat to any embassy, we could have active duty troops there at a moment's notice."
Santino took a very short pause.
"I trust that similar precautions are taken in Layarteb."

The Emperor and his aides nodded at the introduction by Emperor Valerius IV Maderia. "Under free trade categories, nations are permitted between 50,000 and 100,000 per year. In the scheme of things we've allocated 80,000 to the Eurasians, 70,000 to USB, and 65,000 to Saint Lazare. All of them started much lower than 65,000 and we wish to begin the Roman Empire so high because we have nothing but confidence in the Roman Empire. The way we've traditionally done the proceedure is to begin at a lower number, generally 55,000 and then every year, evaluate and increase the number. However, given the long-standing relationship between the Rome and the Empire, what was it that you had in mind? In addition, with our FTA we will have to renegotiate materials already in trading and hope to trade more of them."

Valerius paused to ponder his reply before speaking. "We are hopeful for a figure between 100,000 and 125,000, because our population is so high. We can divide this number in half, if you'd like, so that, say, 65,000-80,000 come from Romania and an equal number from Doomanum so it doesn't look like we're being 'too favoured'.

"As far as the materials being traded...I am not sure if we have set firm numbers yet. Or if we need to. I do want to ensure that there is an 'opt out' clause so that if either of us 'needs' a particular resource we can stop it from heading out."

Koryan

"That is sufficient for us to hear. We are pleased with the progress that you have made and we hope that the lessons of the war are lessons that sting everyone to the real horror of war. We too felt those lessons following the conquests but elements within have not had their fill, it seems. Very well. Are there any concerns from the Koryan government?"

OOC: We would like to use the current US embassy as our embassy. Here is a picture (http://www.theforsakenoutlaw.com/Graphics/Nation-States/Embassies/koryan.jpg) of it.

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Mediterranean Republic

"Your security proceedures and protocols are more than sufficient. The Empire consolidates its foreign embassies in 'international zone,' which is protected by more then just walls and security but it is also protected against eavesdropping from above. We hope that this is sufficient as we see no higher honor then protecting the diplomatic embassies within international zone."

OOC: We would like to use this building as our embassy. Here is a picture (http://www.theforsakenoutlaw.com/Graphics/Nation-States/Embassies/deathbatrepublic.jpg) of it.

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Rome

"Well I can tell you that until we further evaluate our quotas, 100,000 will remain as the ultimate cap. We view the Roman Empire, though unified, as a separate entity though. We have longer standing relations with Romania than we have with Doomanum, which precludes us to be somewhat more cautious with Doomanum. To produce no insult to your culture, history, or nation, we do not feel that we have had enough relations and contact with Doomanum to grant it the same priviledges that we will grant Romania. The Roman Empire is a unique entity in the world, one that is not reproduced by any other state and thus it is dealt with differently, based on history between our two states and nations."

Rome

"Well I can tell you that until we further evaluate our quotas, 100,000 will remain as the ultimate cap. We view the Roman Empire, though unified, as a separate entity though. We have longer standing relations with Romania than we have with Doomanum, which precludes us to be somewhat more cautious with Doomanum. To produce no insult to your culture, history, or nation, we do not feel that we have had enough relations and contact with Doomanum to grant it the same priviledges that we will grant Romania. The Roman Empire is a unique entity in the world, one that is not reproduced by any other state and thus it is dealt with differently, based on history between our two states and nations."

"How about we negotiate a flat rate and we can organize a trip to Doomanum so that you can see it is just as worthy an investment as our nation is?"

RomeW

"Very well. We can set it at 85,000 with 60,000 being Romania and 25,000 for Doomanum right now, a 20,000 increase to Doomanum."

OOC: Here's a picture (http://www.theforsakenoutlaw.com/Graphics/Nation-States/Embassies/romew.jpg) of the embassy.

RomeW

"Very well. We can set it at 85,000 with 60,000 being Romania and 25,000 for Doomanum right now, a 20,000 increase to Doomanum."

OOC: Here's a picture (http://www.theforsakenoutlaw.com/Graphics/Nation-States/Embassies/romew.jpg) of the embassy.

OOC: Very nice. The U.S. Embassy seems to work for you- that embassy is a fortress.

IC: "I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean there- '25,000 for Doomanum right now, a 20,000 increase to Doomanum.' Anyhow, I would rather have a general figure for the whole Empire than two seperate figures."

OOC: Scratch all that we'll make it a flat 80,000 for the Roman Empire.

"Your security proceedures and protocols are more than sufficient. The Empire consolidates its foreign embassies in 'international zone,' which is protected by more then just walls and security but it is also protected against eavesdropping from above. We hope that this is sufficient as we see no higher honor then protecting the diplomatic embassies within international zone."

OOC: We would like to use this building as our embassy. Here is a picture (http://www.theforsakenoutlaw.com/Graphics/Nation-States/Embassies/deathbatrepublic.jpg) of it.


"Excellent, I am glad we could come to such a quick agreement on this."

ooc: fine by me

Mediterranean Republic

"The Empire too is pleased that such negotiations went as quickly as they did. We invite your delegation to stay as long as you wish in our great capital and enjoy the sights, sounds, and allures of the greatest city in the world." The Emperor smiled. "If you'll excuse my arrogance." He laughed. "But I can't help but feel a deep connection to this city."

OOC: Scratch all that we'll make it a flat 80,000 for the Roman Empire.

OOC: Okay.

IC: Valerius felt lowballed. The Layartebians had given him a figure that was significantly lower than he had suggested, but he knew it was because they didn't know Doomanum very well.

"As much as I think your figure is too low," started Valerius, "we would like to organize the trip to Doomanum so your nation can gain confidence in our new Union partner."

"Very well. We shall go to Doomanum and we can see for ourselves. But I must tell you that 100,000 is the ultimate cap for nations in the FTA category."

Koryan

"That is sufficient for us to hear. We are pleased with the progress that you have made and we hope that the lessons of the war are lessons that sting everyone to the real horror of war. We too felt those lessons following the conquests but elements within have not had their fill, it seems. Very well. Are there any concerns from the Koryan government?"

OOC: We would like to use the current US embassy as our embassy. Here is a picture (http://www.theforsakenoutlaw.com/Graphics/Nation-States/Embassies/koryan.jpg) of it.

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"I feel comfortable with what we have achieved in such a short time. Talks went very smoothly and I hope the future brings just as smooth relations."

OOC: Sounds good. You'll probably have a few more neighbors than in RL (much higher population density in E2).

OOC: Certainly but such is the nature of that either way I'm fine. The embassy is like a fortress.

"Yes I am glad that things can be achieved so quickly and easily. Let us go forward in the future to each others' glory!"