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Official Diplomatic Communiqué

The Unitary Technocracy of Etoile Arcture has called a summit of the Heads of State and Government of nations in the Nova region to respond to continuing and emerging issues affecting all nations in Nova.

The summit will be held in Harmony City, Etoile Arcture and hosted by Francis Covington, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Unitary Technocracy of Etoile Arcture.

The focus of the summit will be to strengthen intergovernmental and inter-agency cooperation and coordination on all of the national, subregional and regional levels.

Key policy areas under discussion shall include: Regional security cooperation
Counter-terrorism coordination
Law enforcement cooperation on fighting drug trafficking
Negotiations over economic development and trade agreements
Enlargement of the Nova region
Environmental issues including the challenge of climate change
Joint scientific research projects
Meetings will be held on every elvel from heads of State and Government level to civil servants.

The aim of the summit will be to produce a joint statement as a final declaration of the common policy of all nations in the Nova region.

A opening ceremony will be held this Sunday, after which the summit will officially begin.

The Communique from the Arcturians did not come as a surprise to the Empress and her close cabinet. After all, Nova hadn't been the most stable of regions recently. The Empress was prepared, as this was an important moment for the Empire, and a chance to assert herself on the regional stage. She rolled her eyes at the statements hoping for a "common policy" in Nova. What do these people think? this is a region, not an alliance. Certainly there must be room for differing views. She knew this conference was going to be a challenge, but she and her government weren't going to back down.

She had called a team of chief negotiators and influential leaders to meet and prepare for the meeting. Mephras was not going to easily be swayed by the Novan nations, most importantly, those of the FWA. The group penned a short response to the Arcturians to confirm their intent to attend.

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Official Communique from the Empire of Mephras

The Empire agrees that there must be discussion on various issues facing the region of Nova. In the interest of the Empire and of the region, the empress herself will be in attendance, along with other government ministers of varying rank. We hope that this conference will produce real results for the people of the region, and that it will provide a venue for every regional voice to be heard.

Looking Forward,
HRH Mei Mian
Empress of Mephras

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Alfegos Foreign Ministry
Al'fego Au'Fego Sou'rai

Alfegos will be sending the foreign minister, Ya'ril Po'riam, to represent Alfegos in this conference.

Official Communique from the goverment of Bredford:

Our foreign minister, Lord Charles Hollan III, will attend the conference.

As one of the biggest nations in Nova, Weccanfeld would be expected at this conference. And they would.

The First Minister of Weccanfeld sat along with his entourage in one of the government's private aeroplanes, contemplating on how to get the Woken Republic's views across. Of course, with the amount of goodie Free World Alliance nations at the damn thing, it would seem that they try to get their point across.

He looked at the points needing to be discussed, and turned to one of his men to comment on them;

"Look at this..." he started "...'Regional security cooperation'. I have no problem with Strategic stuff and that, but I'm not fighting the Fwah's wars. I swear, most of these 'problems' could be solved by just shooting the problem people!"

"Of course, Sir" Replied the man

"What really worries me are these 'Environmental issues including the challenge of climate change'. I swear, they'll all just use it as an excuse to point the finger at us. Damirez might not, but since it is a Fwah..."

The old man complained about the other members of the region for the last ten minutes of the flight. By then, a message had already been sent to the conference holder's:

To the holders of the Nova Regional Summit

Weccanfeld will send it's leader, the First Minister Joahnathon Cromtoan, Leader of The Woken Republic of Weccanfeld, its dominions and holdings, holder of the Order of the Blue Heather medal, along with his personal entourage to this event.

Bump..

Towards harmony city came a streak, its sound only coming after a few seconds passing. A supersonic jet transport, carrying the minister aboard to the summit. The plane landed and he entered the arrivals lounge with his passport and two security guards.

The Etoilean communique was expected by The Principality. With the recent ongoings in the region and the various civil wars, in which reluctantly The Principality had to involve itself, the need for a meeting was more stringent than ever.

With the various interests that the nation had in various neighbours of it and with the general conflicting attitudes that some of them had between themselves, it was clear that this meeting will not be easy for the diplomats of Damirez. However, they were optimistic regarding the possible results of this.

At his desk, president Librescu couldn't suppress a sigh, he had a lot on his mind and this was either a solution or just another problem. A reply was quickly sent from his office.

Official Communique,

The Principality will attend at this meeting, represented by our esteemed president Liviu Librescu. We hope for the meeting to open new horizons and opportunities for all involved.

Best regards.

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Official Communique,

The Kansiovian Ambassador to Nova will be attending the summit. Mr. Yenkan Borislev will be addressing the issue on Prochyna. Mainly about providing security to private Kansiovian contractors in the rebuilding effort there and the Safety of Kansiovian troops in the State. Other issues he would address are enviornmental issues, New high speed Kansiovian railways systems and The future of the mining Industry in Kansiov.

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To the General Assembly,

Our notes on the key policy areas are:

* Regional security cooperation
You will find that Pinguinum is more cooperative if suggestions are not thrusted into our attention. We would also like for all interested nations to have a mutual embassy and that our nation has been recognised as a friendly/allied nation especally if your in the FWA.

* Counter-terrorism coordination
Our police force keeps crime to a bare minimum and terrorists will be highly noticeable due to the close-knit communities in Pinguinum.


* Law enforcement cooperation on fighting drug trafficking
Pinguinum's stance on illegal drugs such as C. sativa and other well known recereational drugs is quite tough. We accept no excuses for possession, use, or cultivation. If these drugs are needed in very few curcumstances to treat those who are inferm, then limited growth will be allowed by a licensed government agency.


* Negotiations over economic development and trade agreements
Each nation has its won rules and regulations governing trading deals and thiese must be respected. However, I feel to make a better trading market, compromises may need to be made.


* Enlargement of the Nova region
Enlargement of the region can only happen if more nations join but there are implications for this.


* Environmental issues including the challenge of climate change
Climate change will invariably affect us all. It is important that all Novan nations with high amounts of toxic bi-products should reduce these significantly. It is no surpise that Pinguinum takes the environment seriously and has one of the most pleasant nations in the region. We are committed to greener fuels and anumber of our companies have developed envionmentally friendly alternatives to. Although some of our older vehicles till run and petrol and gas, most now have switched to electric or fuel cell.


* Joint scientific research projects
Hopefully, this would help us to improve understanding of our environment.
Pinguinum currently has a station in Kirav for research of birds and other wildlife.


Ralph Fin MPP
Officer of Alliance & Pacts

Mei Mian stood in the lobby of the four star hotel which was hosting the various delegations. Hands folded and wearing a scowl, she was frustrated with the pace of the hotel staff. She had been waiting for over two hours for the rooms to be ready. Granted, the Mephrasian delegation was large, but they should have been prepared.

The lobby was well appointed, and people seemed to be going about their business, albeit under very strict security. She was flanked by not only her own security detail, but another group sent by Etoile Arcture. The front doors of the hotel were securely guarded, however flocks of people seemed to be gathered around the security perimeter. She hadn't met the media circus yet, however she knew it was inevitable. She had prepared, and despite opposition, she was determined to be beloved by the people of the region.

She hadn't met any of her fellow leaders yet, and for that she was thankful. She was tired and irritable, and not ready to deal with those fools just yet.

After a relatively short flight, president Librescu found himself in a hotel, rechecking the agenda he had for the meeting. A few points were underlined on the document with some notes added to them.

Regional security - Important.

Environmental issues for Nova - Hot spot, plane fuel usage.

Nova Enlargement by including Nova neighbours - Needs debating.

Truth be told the president had the benefit of all the modern accessories, including a laptop but for some reason, it felt good to him to recheck all his ideas on paper.

All that he needed now was for the meeting to start.

The Etoilean technocrats were predictably efficient in their planning and execution of the conference. A "ring of steel" had been thrown up around the Harmony Resort, the massive perimeter patrolled by special forces and monitored by the unthinking eyes of buried unattended ground sensors and overwatching UAVs.

Within the resort itself the levels of security became ever more denser closer to the Harmony International Hilton, the four-star hotel that was to be the actual place for the meeting. Each delegation had been brought by a short helicopter ride from nearby Helene International Airport and allowed to settle in.

Soon the encrypted wi-fi network within was buzzing with messages back and forth, forcing some delegates to adapt to the paperless way of doing business in the Technocracy. Among those messages the laptops or PDAs of each leader (or their aide) received a communication from the Diplomatic Directorate.

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Official Diplomatic Communiqué

The Unitary Technocracy makes the following policy proposals to the delegates of the conference.

Regional security cooperation

I. The Technocracy proposes the signing of a mutual defence pact by the member nations of the Nova region with the aim of enhancing strategic cooperation among the parties, and deterring all external threats to the security and stability of the Nova region.

II. The Technocracy further proposes the signing of a memorandum of understanding between key parties in the Nova region to commence research, development, production and deployment of a joint common ballistic missile defence system. The system shall be integrated with or augment any of the existing integrated air defence and anti-ballistic missile defence systems fielded by the member nations.

Counter-terrorism coordination

The General Secretary of the Unitary Technocracy offers its unreserved sympathies to the Kansiov government following the Crystal Jade Hotel Hostage Crisis and subsequent loss of life during the rescue operation. We further extend our sympathies to the Damirez government following the sad news of learning of the deaths of Damirez tourists during this crisis.

I. In light of these events the Technocracy proposes the creation of a Joint Counter-Terrorism Task Force (JCTTF) to operate within existing inter-agency co-ordination mechanisms to provide assistance to the security forces of member nations with their counter-terrorism efforts and to ensure coordinated and coherent efforts across the Nova region.

Law enforcement cooperation

The Technocracy has become concerned at the increasing narcotic trade in the Nova region and proposes to strengthen coordination and cooperation among member nations in combating crimes including drug trafficking in all its aspects, the illicit arms trade, money laundering and people smuggling.

Economic cooperation

I. Following the economic crisis in Bredford and the marked depreciation in the value of the Bredford Credit, the Technocracy proposes the creation of a Nova Central Bank (NCB) which, subject to approval of member nations, shall implement a Nova regional monetary policy. The primary objectives of the NCB shall be to maintain the stability of the markets, of national currencies and money supply, and act as a lender of last resort to the banking sector. The NCB shall not be given powers over national economic policies of the Member Nations, including the setting of interest rates and currency rates. The NCB shall act at all times in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition.

Enlargement of the Nova region

The Technocracy recognises the challenges faced by some new entrants to the Nova region and proposes the creation of a Regional Development Fund to encourage economic development and investment among the member nations.

Environmental issues

I. The Technocracy proposes measures to develop common agricultural and fisheries policies, place even further restrictions on the discharge of harmful industrial chemicals into the environment, and place heavier penalties and fines against polluters, and emitters of greenhouse gases.

II. Creation of a fund to encourage the development of alternative energy sources through grants to industry and organisations, and proposals for member nations to consider legislation to provide tax-breaks to companies developing low emission and carbon neutral technologies.

Joint scientific research projects

Regional cooperation in a number of scientific areas including access to space, manned spaceflight and robotic exploration of the solar system; alternative energy sources including space-based solar and microwave power satellites and sustainable nuclear fusion power generation; environmental science including satellite monitoring and technologies to combat climate change, and other areas.

The minister pressed the touch-sensitive pad, de-activating the screen and unit it was attached to. He detached the screen, folding into a roll, and placed into an inside pocket, followed by the CPU.

So that was what had been decided. Most of it was acceptable, but there were a few problems with some of the proposals, especially the one about the drugs trade... still, it made sense. As long as Alfegos taxpayers did not mind spending more money than they were already on foreign schemes.

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Back home in Alfegos, the population had been alerted to the people's referendum there would be on this meeting of nations. 100 000 people, chosen by chance, were given leave from work to watch these talks live on T.V link, and then cast a vote on the issues discussed in this talk.

An entire range of people, some foreign immigrants, some hard-line nationalists, were ready to represent Alfegos citizens as the government's jury on any issues that could not be decided resolutely.

The efficiency of the system meant that hardly any money was spent extra, yet people and companies still profited from the people's decisions.

A junior member of the Mephrasian delegation quickly read the message which had just been sent from the Etoilians. He quickly informed the empress and her top advisers. She glanced over the main points of the memo, and rolled her eyes. While coordination of scientific endeavors was completely fine, and she had no problem defending the region from outside threats, almost everything else seemed somewhat foolish.

Mephras was proud of its liberal and highly regulated drug laws, which allowed responsible enjoyment of various recreational drugs. How could they really agree to condemnation of the drug trade? Furthermore, the capitalist bias of the development plans irked the empress. "The NCB shall act at all times in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition." Please. The Empire had an economy that was highly planned, and had in recent years found increasing success, as the GDP was at an all time high. Sure it didn't match that of it's more capitalistic neighbors, but it shielded them from crises like the one which had recently hit Bredford, and provided a modest but comfortable existence for all in the nation.

In fact, this memo simply confirmed what Mei Mian already knew, Nova was turning into a club of capitalists, who wanted nothing but to mold every other nation in their image. If the Empire didn't step up it's game, it would soon be surrounded and neutralized by openly hostile nations. "I think it's time we did a bit of our own 'molding.'" The empress snickered, and began to fine tune her own initiatives.

As it was expected, President Librescu was quickly presented with the proposals of the Etoile Arcture diplomats. While the position of The Principality was already formed on the issues brought to the table, it would be interesting to see what the other nations thought about this.

The opinions of the Mephrasi and Weccanfeldian delegations were especially awaited, given the fact that The Principality had major interests in those countries.

As such, an impromptu meeting was called in the president's room to discuss on the matters.

The following conclusions were drawn.

I. Regional security cooperation - Priority according to the pre-established plans.

II. Counter-terrorism coordination - Prevention above all else.

III. Economic cooperation - Proposal of the FWB, caution in the attitude taken versus less capitalist countries.

IV. Enlargement of the Nova region - Important.

V. Environmental issues - Planes.

Nothing new, but diverse approaches were planned in addition to the existing plans.

(OOC I'm not in the typing mood right now, so it'll have to be short, I'm afraid)

Joahn looked at the points - some he scoffed at, others his agreed with. He took out a pen and some paper, and wrote down his opinions on each of the matters: -

I. Regional security cooperation - Willing to commit some troops, but slightly disdainful of having to defend countries that don't match it's own interests

II. Counter-terrorism coordination - Aims to prevent

III. Law enforcement cooperation - Cautious about working with other agencies.

IV. Economic cooperation - Cautious due to less capitalist nation's attitudes

V. Enlargement of the Nova region - Same as Damirez's

VI. Environmental issues - Will not accept no restriction whatsoever.

OOC: Lets skip all pre-conference and arrival posts

Lord Charles took his seat in the round table.

"Shall we start then?" he sayed, waiting for the other representives to speak.

OOC: skipping directly to the speechy goodness.

Secretary General Frank Covington rose from his seat at the summit table to make the short walk to a lecturn, where cameras of the assemble press corps waited for him with their electronic gaze and constant whirring and flashing.

Dressed in a dark suit the veteran technocrat ignored all the acitivity - and the transluscent autocue printer before him - and begun his opening address.

"Excellencies, sovereigns, and invited guests.

"I am delighted to be here today among friends and partners on the occasion of the first conference by the Heads of State and government of the Nova region.

"Our discussions today should allow us to find better and more effective ways to fight together against today’s challenges and threats, from terrorism and organised crime to climate change, boosting innovation and opening markets.

"Whether it be collaboration on security, or law enforcement, science, technology and business, we are all intertwined, and must find common solutions to our common problems.

"Our overriding purpose is clear: to respond to these challenges and of rising aspirations to the benefit of all our citizens.

"Dialogue among cultures and societies in addition to enhancing mutual understanding, contributes positively to mitigating the new challenges posed by a changing world. We can mutually benefit by learning from our successes and failures and by sharing our most valuable experiences.

"I would like to conclude by stressing my confidence in the strength and vitality of our partnership. We have done much already but we can do more. I hope that today we will take concrete and far reaching decisions concerning both the strengthening of the Nova region, and the quest to successfully assert and promote our shared values across the world."

The Alfegos representitive clapped his hands, and smiled for the benefit of the camera crew watching him in the gallery, courtesy of ANN1.

He shuffled his papers, and waited for the Etoile Arcture rep. to start on the topic. He had a few points to raise, and enquire, for the benefit of the audience at home.

The Pinguinian Envoy comes in through the door.

"Evening gentlemen, the weather outside is frightful..." he scratches his nose.
"but the views I've seen are delightful." he smiles.

"There's just one thing to know... will it snow? will it snow? will it snow?"
He finally sits down and laughs.


OOC: Bit lyrical there.

Officer of Alliance & Pacts[/I]]

To the General Assembly,

Our notes on the key policy areas are:

* Regional security cooperation
You will find that Pinguinum is more cooperative if suggestions are not thrusted into our attention. We would also like for all interested nations to have a mutual embassy and that our nation has been recognised as a friendly/allied nation especally if your in the FWA.

* Counter-terrorism coordination
Our police force keeps crime to a bare minimum and terrorists will be highly noticeable due to the close-knit communities in Pinguinum.


* Law enforcement cooperation on fighting drug trafficking
Pinguinum's stance on illegal drugs such as C. sativa and other well known recereational drugs is quite tough. We accept no excuses for possession, use, or cultivation. If these drugs are needed in very few curcumstances to treat those who are inferm, then limited growth will be allowed by a licensed government agency.


* Negotiations over economic development and trade agreements
Each nation has its won rules and regulations governing trading deals and thiese must be respected. However, I feel to make a better trading market, compromises may need to be made.


* Enlargement of the Nova region
Enlargement of the region can only happen if more nations join but there are implications for this.


* Environmental issues including the challenge of climate change
Climate change will invariably affect us all. It is important that all Novan nations with high amounts of toxic bi-products should reduce these significantly. It is no surpise that Pinguinum takes the environment seriously and has one of the most pleasant nations in the region. We are committed to greener fuels and anumber of our companies have developed envionmentally friendly alternatives to. Although some of our older vehicles till run and petrol and gas, most now have switched to electric or fuel cell.


* Joint scientific research projects
Hopefully, this would help us to improve understanding of our environment.
Pinguinum currently has a station in Kirav for research of birds and other wildlife.


Well, I shall just reiterate the points that my superior faxed through.