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**Seraph** · 06-24-2020, 06:31 AM

The Southern Journal
The Official News Outlet of the South Pacific

Inside the Cabinet - III

Interview with the New Minister of Foreign Affairs - Qvait

By Whole India

I am Whole India. After the June Cabinet elections, I held interviews with all the winners, in which I try to get inside their brains and explore their plans and reformist ideas for the region. In this interview we get inside Qvait’s mind to understand his plans for the region.

Greetings, so what is your plan in regards to small regions?

There's so much I want to say with regards to this question but, for now, I'll just say, ‘stay tuned’.

Well, I feel you have big plans, my next question is what is TSP 's diplomatic stance in regards to Europeia?

That's rather specific. I'll just say that the South Pacific is committed to maintaining a peaceful and friendly relationship with all regions not proscribed by us or vice-versa.

Hmm, so I am now going to look to TNP. We have already signed the "The Aurora Alliance" with them, but TNP is independent, so they raid as well as defend. During raids, they have been known to work with TBH, so will you request that TNP end relations with TBH or even break ties with TNP?

No, I can unequivocally state that the South Pacific will not be severing our relationship with The North Pacific. Even though The North Pacific occasionally conducts military operations with The Black Hawks, that does not change the longstanding friendship the South Pacific maintains with The North Pacific. We share a special relationship that will continue to exist way beyond my term as Minister.

In your manifesto you have said about a Defender's Bloc in the WA Security Council, many including myself liked the idea, so how will this Bloc function and which regions are the potential members?

I don't want to go into specifics about the bloc at the moment but I intend to invite other defender regions to negotiate an agreement.

With respect to 'The Southern Islander Accords', it's a fact that 10000 islands and TSP can have great relations and be the best alliance NS has ever seen, so what are your plans in this context?

Again, there are things that I don't want to be specific about but I agree that 10000 Islands and the South Pacific have an outstanding relationship.

What will be TSP's diplomatic policy against regions which are officially Raiders?

Our policy will be the same as it has been for a long time. I can just say that you shouldn't expect the South Pacific to be opening embassies with The Black Hawks.

Now, in regards to Embassy Policy, with which regions will TSP form an embassy? I don't mean specific, but with particular tags or ideologies or form of governments and such?

The South Pacific will be quite receptive to the establishment of embassies with other defender regions, but we will also welcome a relationship with emerging regions that may not necessarily have a particular military alignment.

We recently had Pacific-con in which TWP were present, but to date there is no treaty agreement signed between the two regions. Do you have any plans for this?

I was there for the organization of Pacific-Con in my role as Minister of Regional Affairs. Back then, I saw each of my counterparts as equals and treated them as such without consideration of our past relationship with any of the other four Pacifics. During the organizing and throughout the event, I found their government officials to be pleasant and friendly to work with. Even though we may not have a treaty, we can still be friendly with The West Pacific

Well that's the spirit of a Foreign Minister! What are your plans for TRR - we have two treaties with them currently?

Well, The Rejected Realms is quite unique because their delegate and I share a little history with each other from our roleplaying days in the European Union. However, I still don't want to go into detail about my plans.

My last question, In this term which cultural events will happen and will there be anything like Pacific-Con?

I will be working with Seraph, our incoming Minister of Regional Affairs on that one but I don't think we will see an event on the level the same level as Pacific-Con for another year. An event like that, which is organized by regions and not particularly individuals, doesn't happen many times a year. I believe that the South Pacific will settle for smaller events this upcoming term and not grand events like the one we had in May.

So, our Minister of Foreign Affairs is mostly keeping his cards close to his chest, but it’s clear that there should be some interesting developments in our foreign relations in the future. Check back tomorrow for our final interview with Prime Minister Nakarisaune.

(This post was last modified: 06-24-2020, 06:33 AM by Seraph.)