01-26-2021, 04:37 AM
After Huacue had seated himself, it was time for the ANAN states to speak. President Matōchmizalo of Milintica, speaking for the ANAN, stood up. “Madam President, and honored officials and attendees, I personally wish to thank you all. The effort and thought you are putting into this admirable effort towards peace is very much admirable. It is the goal we all seek, after all.”
The President paused for a moment. “I feel that with this draft, we are almost all of the way there. We just need to come to a few understandings. I believe that if we summon up our goodwill and respect for each other, we can pull that off. There are a few points that the ANAN states do wish to ensure.”
Matōchmizalo calmly took up his own draft. “We are in broad overall agreement with the draft as written. We only have these objections. We do believe that the allocations of revenue from the Canal should remain as written, to ensure the Commission and the peacekeepers are properly funded. Milintica is willing to supply peacekeepers as well, if this is acceptable to all.”
He looked down the page a bit, before his finger came to rest on a section. “While we appreciate that the Xiomeran government has verbally abandoned its claims to Manauia Island and the Netlcoātl Islands, we must insist that Article XI remains in the agreement unchanged. A right to independence that is only verbally given can be taken away just as easily, should Xiomera change its mind. The independence of the other ANAN states must be guaranteed in writing and secured by a democratic vote affirming their desires.”
“In other words, we do not trust Xiomera, so it must be written and guaranteed that we shall remain independent,” Ahuac, the leader of the Netlcoātl Islands, said. Calhualyana’s gaze snapped to him briefly, before returning to Matōchmizalo.
“As for the other articles relevant to the ANAN states....” the President paused. “We pledge to accept and fully honor both Article XII and XIII, on the condition that Article XI is accepted unchanged. If Article XI is not accepted as written by all parties, including Xiomera, we cannot agree to abide by the other two articles.”
As Matōchmizalo sat down, Calhualyana glared at the three ANAN leaders. “That is not in line with what we had agreed upon for Xiomeran withdrawal from the islands,” she said in a tense tone of voice. “Xiomerans there were to be protected.”
“And they will be,” Ahuac replied calmly, his eyes fixed on the Xiomeran Empress. “If you cooperate.”
“We have one other minor issue,” Huacue said, rising again, before anyone else could speak. He had been whispering in a long discussion with Yauhmi and Texōccoatl, before abruptly standing up. Yauhmi and Texōccoatl had clearly not been expecting him to rise again; Yauhmi looked irritated, while Texōccoatl looked slightly bemused.
“We really don’t mean to seem nitpicky, and we do appreciate your hard work,” he said awkwardly to President Liu. “But we must request that all references to a ‘Greater Xiomeran Region’ be changed as well. Xiomera is just one part of Huenya, and we would prefer a term that respects the cultural identity of the whole of Huenya and its people. Also, ‘Greater Xiomera’ has historic connotations as a term that the Xiomeran Empire used for a very long time to describe the rest of Huenya - as part of their Empire. That also implies something that a future Xiomeran leader could raise as a valid idea, or use to try to rally a future Xiomeran Empire to ‘reclaim’ its lost lands.” Huacue shifted slightly, turning to look down the table. “Not to mention, I doubt that either the Manauians nor the Netlcoātl really want to be associated with Xiomera in this document.”
All three of the ANAN leaders nodded vigorously at that point.
“We would prefer a more inclusive and culturally accurate term, such as “Huenyan region,” Huacue finished.
At that statement, Calhualyana muttered something unintelligible under her breath, that didn’t sound very pleasant. She looked down at the table, tapping her pen a bit harder. “Oh, by the gods,” one of the other Xiomeran delegates muttered a bit more audibly, rolling his eyes.
The President paused for a moment. “I feel that with this draft, we are almost all of the way there. We just need to come to a few understandings. I believe that if we summon up our goodwill and respect for each other, we can pull that off. There are a few points that the ANAN states do wish to ensure.”
Matōchmizalo calmly took up his own draft. “We are in broad overall agreement with the draft as written. We only have these objections. We do believe that the allocations of revenue from the Canal should remain as written, to ensure the Commission and the peacekeepers are properly funded. Milintica is willing to supply peacekeepers as well, if this is acceptable to all.”
He looked down the page a bit, before his finger came to rest on a section. “While we appreciate that the Xiomeran government has verbally abandoned its claims to Manauia Island and the Netlcoātl Islands, we must insist that Article XI remains in the agreement unchanged. A right to independence that is only verbally given can be taken away just as easily, should Xiomera change its mind. The independence of the other ANAN states must be guaranteed in writing and secured by a democratic vote affirming their desires.”
“In other words, we do not trust Xiomera, so it must be written and guaranteed that we shall remain independent,” Ahuac, the leader of the Netlcoātl Islands, said. Calhualyana’s gaze snapped to him briefly, before returning to Matōchmizalo.
“As for the other articles relevant to the ANAN states....” the President paused. “We pledge to accept and fully honor both Article XII and XIII, on the condition that Article XI is accepted unchanged. If Article XI is not accepted as written by all parties, including Xiomera, we cannot agree to abide by the other two articles.”
As Matōchmizalo sat down, Calhualyana glared at the three ANAN leaders. “That is not in line with what we had agreed upon for Xiomeran withdrawal from the islands,” she said in a tense tone of voice. “Xiomerans there were to be protected.”
“And they will be,” Ahuac replied calmly, his eyes fixed on the Xiomeran Empress. “If you cooperate.”
“We have one other minor issue,” Huacue said, rising again, before anyone else could speak. He had been whispering in a long discussion with Yauhmi and Texōccoatl, before abruptly standing up. Yauhmi and Texōccoatl had clearly not been expecting him to rise again; Yauhmi looked irritated, while Texōccoatl looked slightly bemused.
“We really don’t mean to seem nitpicky, and we do appreciate your hard work,” he said awkwardly to President Liu. “But we must request that all references to a ‘Greater Xiomeran Region’ be changed as well. Xiomera is just one part of Huenya, and we would prefer a term that respects the cultural identity of the whole of Huenya and its people. Also, ‘Greater Xiomera’ has historic connotations as a term that the Xiomeran Empire used for a very long time to describe the rest of Huenya - as part of their Empire. That also implies something that a future Xiomeran leader could raise as a valid idea, or use to try to rally a future Xiomeran Empire to ‘reclaim’ its lost lands.” Huacue shifted slightly, turning to look down the table. “Not to mention, I doubt that either the Manauians nor the Netlcoātl really want to be associated with Xiomera in this document.”
All three of the ANAN leaders nodded vigorously at that point.
“We would prefer a more inclusive and culturally accurate term, such as “Huenyan region,” Huacue finished.
At that statement, Calhualyana muttered something unintelligible under her breath, that didn’t sound very pleasant. She looked down at the table, tapping her pen a bit harder. “Oh, by the gods,” one of the other Xiomeran delegates muttered a bit more audibly, rolling his eyes.
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