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Lauchenoirian Guardian

Maximusian President visits Lauchenoiria
11th November 2019

President Lucas Brown of Libertas Omnium Maximus has visited Lauchenoiria in order to meet with Prime Minister Josephine Alvarez. The pair met in a closed-door meeting on Friday evening and again on Saturday afternoon. During his visit, President Brown also toured the capital Buttercity and visited the city of Carville in Costeno province – a city which suffered great damage, which was briefly occupied by LOM during the war.

Prime Minister Alvarez, speaking on Sunday evening, called the meeting with President Brown “productive”, saying that the pair had discussed a multitude of topics, and that she looked forward to “further strengthening our relations with LOM” in the future. This is in line with the reported aims of President Brown, who it was reported was aiming to improve relations between the two nations. She did not, however, confirm or deny rumours that the possibility of a trade deal had been discussed.

Following their meeting, President Brown travelled to several areas which had been affected by the civil war, including Carville, which had been occupied by Maximusians during the war. LOM was instructed to pay 150 million Sanctarian Pounds compensation for the damages suffered by the city during the Maximusian invasion. Security was tight during President Brown’s visit, as the city holds mixed opinions towards the Maximusians. The Lauchenoirian Guardian spoke to two residents of Carville regarding the matter.

“They destroyed our city,” Sara Campana, a resident of the impoverished north-east of the city. “They said they were liberating us, and yet everywhere we go the damage is clear. They [Lauchenoirian government] rebuilt the businesses and the homes of the wealthy, but on my street, there is still rubble that hasn’t been cleared away. If LOM had really wanted to ‘liberate’ us last year, they should’ve thought more about the horror they were unleashing on the population.”

However, not all agree with those sentiments. Jonatan Jordà, who lives in the north-west of the city, told the Lauchenoirian Guardian: “the Maximusians saved us last year. Before they came, the city was being held by a mix of Chaher’s forces… and the Kerlians. People were living in terror, afraid that if they said the wrong thing they would disappear in the night. Yes, the damage was great, but it would have been far worse for so many if they had let us continue to live under Kerlian rule.”

President Lucas Brown has today returned to Libertas Omnium Maximus, where he is expected to make an official statement regarding the visit today.