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Maverick · 11-30-2021, 10:44 PM

Broadening economic ties across the Mediterranean?
The Sinaia Tribune. 1st December, 2021.

Following President Smith's press conference, Gheorghe Vlaicu too has held a press conference concerning the recent call to action by the Sedunnic King. King Andrei has given his full support for the suggested actions stating that it would be most beneficial to prevent further turmoil in the region. Gheorghe Vlaicu proposed a plan for nations across the Mediterranean Sea with the aims for broader economic cooperation. Similar to what Stoinia and Sedunn already have established on the matter of economic ties and conjuncture. During his speech, Vlaicu called to multiple nations to join him to draft out plans for economic cooperation across the Mediterranean:
"My fellow South Pacificans. Long has Stoinia remained silent since the Great War and during the Great Instability. We instead opted to focus on our soil and live in harmony with it. Growing closer, bit by bit, to Sedunn and Sallodesia over the last few decades. We've known decades of peace in our southwestern corner of Bailtem. Sadly, today we're faced once more with the reality that this isn't the case over the entire South Pacific. We have a luxury that an increasingly large number people across the South Pacific is being robbed from. King Vimmru, as graceful as ever, has asked our nation to assess the recent rise in world tension and we have answered. First His Majesty, King Andrei, and then we, the Stoinian government. Hence our application to the World Forum as an Observer. I'm confident that we'll come to an agreement with our new allies and show the South Pacific that we too, like the Sallodesians, won't stand idly by any longer. It's time to make Pacifica a better world. Not just by joining forces with Sedunn, GI-Land and the Frost Empire, but also by preventing turmoil overtaking the world."

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The Prime Minister's proposal for an economic cooperation zone with the highlighted nations.

"We mustn't only combat chaos, but also prevent it. Perhaps a military alliance may not be suited for all, so perhaps there's another way to achieve our goal without the need for such strategic commitments. A brighter future won't be achieved through domination, but through cooperation. Globalists might jump at the idea of a political union, but that isn't what I'm suggesting. For Stoinia won't yield its sovereignty. But... Perhaps there is a bit of wisdom in such an idea. Specifically, through the creation of a large single market to bolster the welfare for all participating nations by broadening the market and the creation of jobs. Only through this method of cooperation can we truly establish peace in our times and prosperity for all. I therefore now call informally, and formally in the coming days, to all governments from Hazelbrust to Ubesii and from Mauquibie to Reizen, to cooperate with us in the creation of system aimed for prosperity. Not for the creation of a larger Sedunnosphere or Stoinosphere, but for our common future. We Stoinians understand it perhaps better than most. For our national motto is not for nothing a maioribus nostris, pro filiis nostris; by our forefathers, for our children. Stoinians and Sedunners have proven that such a partnership is the way forward. Let us now build a brighter future together for our children and our children's children. So that they may never have to face the deficiency that's been spreading across the South Pacific the past years."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tiberiu Mocanu, has confirmed that in the following days, the Ministry will send out formal invitations to talks concerning the creation of a large single market. More details will be revealed in the coming days. Both Stoinian and Sedunnic economists have voiced their support for such a broad market. The potential increase in wealth across all proposed nations is put well into the billions. Sallodesian President, George D. Smith, too has voiced his interest in the project, wishing to strengthen the bonds our respective nations already have. Although Sedunn and Snolland are likely to accept such a proposition, it's still unclear how nations like Mauquibie or the Reizen Province will react to such an endeavour.

Pacifica: Myria, Sallodesia, Stoinia • A1-0: Stoinian Star Kingdom • Aurora: Kingdom of Threnebor

(This post was last modified: 11-30-2021, 11:25 PM by Maverick.)