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Lauchenoirian Guardian

Lauchenoiria condemns Zamastan for intrusion into Xiomeran waters
20th November 2019

The government has today condemned Zamastan after a fleet of Zamastanian naval ships entered Xiomeran waters and ignored requests to leave. After the incident, Foreign Minister Sandra Pavía requested data from both parties involved, and today said that after reviewing the evidence, it was "clear that Zamastan was the party at fault."

Pavía called on President Foley Sakzi, only elected President of Zamastan this week, to "unreservedly apologise" for the act of aggression. She said of the incident: "this is a worrying sign that Zamastan is going to continue to behave in a provocative manner to other nations, and coming from a state with such a long history of being involved in international conflicts, it is a worrying sign that they may be seeking another."

A group of anti-war campaigners held a demonstration outside the Zamastanian Embassy today. This has become a frequent occurrence, with several other protests taking place outside the embassy in recent weeks, varying from pro-democracy, climate and anti-war groups. In contrast, protests outside the Xiomeran embassy have stopped this week, after their government promised to roll back the proposed Manauia Island development.

While Pavía acknowledged that Lauchenoiria and Xiomera have recently had uneasy relations, she has said that Lauchenoiria will stand with "any nation which is unfairly threatened by hostile powers for no justifiable reason", and has pledged that if Zamastan should take further hostile action, the government would "consider" economic sanctions. She also, however, ruled out any military action.