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The Tofino Times
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Monday, March 2n, 2020

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[/hr]VOL. XXXII .. Num. 6320 | In the News: Sakzi Invitation to Yauhmi

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[color=#FF0000]BREAKING NEWS
EMPRESS YAUHMI ACCEPTS INVITATION TO VISIT ZAMASTAN
Invitation follows Terror Attack in Tlālacuetztla that Killed 10 and Injured 65

Above: Imperial spokeswoman Tlālzixiuhxa speaking to the media

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Empress Yauhmi has accepted an invitation from President Foley Sakzi of Zamastan to make a state visit to that nation, in a historic gesture that Imperial officials described as "something we hope will be ground-breaking."

The Empress issued a statement thanking President Sakzi for his recent condolences after the terror attack on February 28th in Tlālacuetztla, and also congratulating the Zamastanian armed forces for their recent operation to eliminate Malvarian Liberation Front leader Van'a Kamoni. The Empress also stated that it is her hope that the visit, the first by a Xiomeran ruler to Zamastan, will lead to discussions which will "allow for more cooperation and compromise between our two nations." The Empress also accepted an offer from Speaker of the Chamber Larious Maxwell to attend a joint session of Congressional Hall.

Xiomera and Zamastan have often had a contentious relationship over the years, spiking with the 1991 Bjeorg conflict and occasionally flaring up since then, with incidents such as the trade war in the summer of 2019 between the two nations and the more recent naval confrontation off Xiomeran shores in the winter of 2019 still fresh on the minds of many Xiomerans. Despite this, "the Empress believes that the time is ripe for our two nations to reset the relationship that has existed up to now," Imperial spokeswoman Tlālzixiuhxa told the media.

"As we have demonstrated in Vulkaria to great effect, our two great nations can accomplish a lot more if we have an understanding, and work together, instead of butting heads with each other. Hopefully, this visit will bring about positive change moving forward," Tlālzixiuhxa said.

Despite these positive words, some on both sides have expressed skepticism of the planned visit. Senator Euan Gunn was quoted in Zamastanian media criticizing the Empress as "a woman who would have sunk our ships and killed our people", referring to the South Xiomera Sea naval incident. Gunn also expressed skepticism of Xiomeran involvement in Vulkaria and accused the Empire of "notorious motives." On the Xiomeran side, some members of the Cabinet and the Huenyan Assembly, most notably Noxochicotzin, the tlatoani of the Necatli, have expressed similar skepticism. "It seems rather weak of the Empress, frankly, to travel to Zamastan as if we're a vassal state of theirs, just so she can take tea with a foreign leader who violated our sovereignty and threatened us with war," Noxochicotzin was quoted in a speech to Necatli elders. Speaking for the Empress, Tlālzixiuhxa called such sentiments "absurd".

"While both President Sakzi and the Empress could have ordered ships sunk and killed people, the most important thing is that neither of them did. Ultimately, both showed restraint, and we came to a reasonable outcome with the conference at Maivers - and isn't it rather a good thing that we all did?" Tlālzixiuhxa said. "How was that achieved? Through civilized discussion - like the sort which will occur with this state visit. Diplomacy and cooperation are always preferable to skepticism and confrontation," Tlālzixiuhxa added. "President Sakzi has demonstrated considerable political courage by extending this offer, and the Empress has demonstrated similar courage by accepting it. I would hope the skeptics in both our countries would at least wait to see how the visit goes before expressing negative sentiments," Tlālzixiuhxa concluded.

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