03-27-2021, 04:23 AM
President Liu had been watching Empress Calhualyana intently from behind her wire-rimmed glasses, and as the former ASI agent gave her final remarks, Liu allowed herself a silent exhalation and a slight smile, even as she wanted to leap up and whoop for joy. It's done. By the Divine, it's done, and there'll be peace in Huenya. Her chief of staff, Alexandre, leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Congratulations," he said.
Liu gave a slight nod. "Congratulations to you," she said. She gathered her papers and stood up. "Thank you, delegates of all nations," she said. "It's wonderful that we've reached agreement between all parties, and I would like to thank each and every delegation for its willingness to cooperate and create a peace agreement that will finally bring this terrible war to an end. The negotiations have been spirited, and I've appreciated the candor of all parties in expressing their views on how to best construct a sustainable peace. Particularly," she said, with a smile on her face, "regarding the issue of weapons of mass destruction, where I heard many well-articulated, passionate arguments from both sides."
"Now, there is one final issue to be resolved before we can proceed to a signing ceremony and make the Jinyu Agreement formally a reality. The issue of the industrial facilities established abroad by the Xiomeran government before the outbreak of hostilities, such as the facilities in Kerlile run by the e Xiomeran-Kerlian International Trade Corporation. International law is clear: as these factories were established through Xiomeran investment, and as the state-run corporation established to manage these factories remains in operation in Tlālacuetztla, these factories rightly belong to the Xiomeran Empire. However, there is no basis for compelling the foreign employees of these factories to return to Xiomera, given that they originated from across the Greater Huenya region. Therefore, with the consent of the signing parties, the following article will be added as article XVI: Ownership of Xiomeran Assets Abroad:
a. All assets in countries outside the Greater Huenya region, including embassies, industrial facilities, and non-physical assets owned by the government of the Xiomeran Empire prior to the outbreak of hostilities will remain the property of the Xiomeran Empire. Citizens of the Xiomeran Empire residing in foreign countries, including citizens attached to Xiomeran embassies and industrial facilities abroad, shall not be compelled to return to Xiomera and may remain in their host countries or emigrate elsewhere as the relevant governments permit."
"With this final clause, inserted as the second-to-last article, the Jinyu Agreement will be ready to be signed by representatives, and we may bring this conference, and the Second Xiomeran Civil War, to a close."
Liu gave a slight nod. "Congratulations to you," she said. She gathered her papers and stood up. "Thank you, delegates of all nations," she said. "It's wonderful that we've reached agreement between all parties, and I would like to thank each and every delegation for its willingness to cooperate and create a peace agreement that will finally bring this terrible war to an end. The negotiations have been spirited, and I've appreciated the candor of all parties in expressing their views on how to best construct a sustainable peace. Particularly," she said, with a smile on her face, "regarding the issue of weapons of mass destruction, where I heard many well-articulated, passionate arguments from both sides."
"Now, there is one final issue to be resolved before we can proceed to a signing ceremony and make the Jinyu Agreement formally a reality. The issue of the industrial facilities established abroad by the Xiomeran government before the outbreak of hostilities, such as the facilities in Kerlile run by the e Xiomeran-Kerlian International Trade Corporation. International law is clear: as these factories were established through Xiomeran investment, and as the state-run corporation established to manage these factories remains in operation in Tlālacuetztla, these factories rightly belong to the Xiomeran Empire. However, there is no basis for compelling the foreign employees of these factories to return to Xiomera, given that they originated from across the Greater Huenya region. Therefore, with the consent of the signing parties, the following article will be added as article XVI: Ownership of Xiomeran Assets Abroad:
a. All assets in countries outside the Greater Huenya region, including embassies, industrial facilities, and non-physical assets owned by the government of the Xiomeran Empire prior to the outbreak of hostilities will remain the property of the Xiomeran Empire. Citizens of the Xiomeran Empire residing in foreign countries, including citizens attached to Xiomeran embassies and industrial facilities abroad, shall not be compelled to return to Xiomera and may remain in their host countries or emigrate elsewhere as the relevant governments permit."
"With this final clause, inserted as the second-to-last article, the Jinyu Agreement will be ready to be signed by representatives, and we may bring this conference, and the Second Xiomeran Civil War, to a close."