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The Tofino Times
[color=#800040]Friday, February 22nd, 2019
[/hr]VOL. XXXII .. Num. 5495 | In the News: 2019 Tofino Leaders Summit Underway | President Bishop Breaks Silence on Aelurian Referendum
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President Bishop, taking a quick break to talk to reporters following meetings with [nation]Cadair[/nation] and [nation]Libertas Omnium Maximus[/nation] diplomats during the Leaders Summit, addressed the recent developments of the Aelurian referendum and the Shuellian statement regarding their support for independence. Asked by our Tofino Times reporter Kevin Nelson Jr. whether the President would support the independence movement or refer to the campaign as a faulty political move, she responded in support. The following is the transcript of her response:
Quote:Nelson Jr.: Madam President, yesterday, the Director of International Affairs Hoffman, from the Incorporated States of Shuell, made a speech supporting the movement of Aelurian independence. Would you, in the case of the referendum currently being prepared in the region of [nation]Lauchenoiria[/nation], consider supporting the nation post-independence should that be the outcome?
President Anya Bishop: Zamastan firmly stands in support of the individual rights of people everywhere and the ability to choose what is best for one's people. Lauchenoiria is a friend of ours, and we appreciate the relationship our two nations have from many aspects including trade, diplomacy, and in many other views. With that said, however, I do give my full backing behind the Aelurian's and their quest for independence. We see many opportunities to develop an even stronger partnership with both the government of Aeluria as well as the government Lauchenoiria should the referendum pass, and we also see ourselves in a position to assist them in their strides to be a unique and separate culture. Economically, an independent Aeluria could open up more trade possibility with Zamastan, and diversify the region in terms of trade. So, to answer your question, yes. We support Aeluria in their goal of independence. We will accept the results of the referendum regardless of what they are, but we definitely have a more economic preference when it comes to the actual vote in just over a week. I will be in contact with leaders from both sides of the issue in the coming days and I will, of course, be having productive conversation with many world leaders on this topic as well as others.