06-08-2023, 01:18 PM
Delegate Lagrange reached forwards and calmly switched on her mic, in a stark contrast to the bluster of her Xiomeran counterpart. She had resigned to address the Kerlians first, after all, she had years of experience in how to best communicate with them. Making the Xiomerans wait a bit longer for her reply was merely a nice plus.
"First we would like to affirm our support for the proposal raised by the Kerlian delegation. While we are saddened that they feel that our ceasefire and humanitarian aid which saved hundreds if not thousands of Roucourtian lives did not help to 'reestablish order and prevent further bloodshed and chaos,' we believe that their plan has serious merit. If anyone would be able to convince the FWR to put down arms, it would be the Kerlians, and we applaud their dedication to working towards peace. Of course the issue remains who exactly will be representing the Roucourtian government and how well any negotiated agreement would hold up given the uncertainty of that organization. However, we believe that trying to reach a favorable outcome for peace in Roucourt on this issue is surely worth a try.
Now, please allow for the Haesanite delegation to address the unseemly outburst from our Xiomeran colleague. Regarding your first point, Haesan remains committed to maintaining the relationship between our two nations, as much as we have ever been. If the Xiomeran government wishes to violate that trust by undertaking an unnecessary unilateral military action in Roucourt, that is entirely the choice of your government, and you must be willing to accept the consequences of those actions.
Furthermore, while you claim that our efforts at diplomacy were a failure, in fact, your presence at this meeting is evidence of its success. We knew from the onset that a lasting peace was never going to come from diplomacy. The only reason both parties in Roucourt agreed to it in the first place was because our negotiators stressed the military advantages of putting down arms for a while. The point of the ceasefire was to give us here assembled today a chance to gather together and create an international plan for action, or rather, a coordinated abstention from military intervention, that seemingly every nation at this table is willing to acquiesce to except for you. In that regard, our diplomatic efforts were quite successful indeed.
We appreciate your commitment to your allies, but surely even you can recognize that the current highly fractured government of Roucourt is not the same one that you have promised to protect for all these years. Ultimately, your choice is whether you want to support what few allies you have left around this table, or your ally in the unstable Svetlana Leclerc, who is barely maintaining control of power. For us, the choice would be obvious, but for you, it is clearly not so.
Regarding your snide comment regarding the Slokais Islands Federation, I believe you underestimate our resolve. The Slokais Islands have been nothing but cooperative in this process, and clearly indicate their acceptance to withdraw as long as all parties have left the region. If they decide to violate the agreed upon consensus, of course the requisite sanctions would apply. We are not hypocrites, despite how desperately you try to paint us that way. If anyone deserves that title, it would in fact be you, as you claim to uphold peace in the region by supporting a volatile faction splintering before your very eyes, knowing very well the future unrest this would cause and that it would induce a permanent reliance on Xiomeran support. These goals are inherently at odds with each other.
The fact of the matter is Roucourt's current government can barely be considered to be legitimate. Roucourt is an autocracy, and as a result, there the right to rule derives from a monopoly of force, a monopoly which Svetlana Leclerc has lost. It is unclear who the people support and even if the government that is internationally recognized even exists in that same form anymore. What you are upholding is a mirage, a mirage which you seek to replace with a puppet government of your own. This notion, along with your imperial ambitions, have been made well known to those assembled today, and we will not stand for it. Furthermore, your conduct and comportment here today is appalling; this is the seat of IDU government, not a pub in Tlālacuetztla.
The delegation of Haesan is finished with regards to this issue. If Xiomera decides that they want to continue down this foolish and reckless path, we sincerely hope that the body here assembled will ensure that those actions will come with a requisite cost to the pain they would cause in Roucourt. Ultimately, the choice is not ours to make, and we sincerely hope that you will not trash our longstanding relationship over this unfortunate and complicated civil war."
Madeleine switched off her mic and sat back, pleased with the strength of the response the new government had allowed for. It was nice to be a Haesanite delegate negotiating with international support at one's back for a change. There would be a long evening of briefings ahead, and she braced herself for more complex negotiations that were sure to follow.
"First we would like to affirm our support for the proposal raised by the Kerlian delegation. While we are saddened that they feel that our ceasefire and humanitarian aid which saved hundreds if not thousands of Roucourtian lives did not help to 'reestablish order and prevent further bloodshed and chaos,' we believe that their plan has serious merit. If anyone would be able to convince the FWR to put down arms, it would be the Kerlians, and we applaud their dedication to working towards peace. Of course the issue remains who exactly will be representing the Roucourtian government and how well any negotiated agreement would hold up given the uncertainty of that organization. However, we believe that trying to reach a favorable outcome for peace in Roucourt on this issue is surely worth a try.
Now, please allow for the Haesanite delegation to address the unseemly outburst from our Xiomeran colleague. Regarding your first point, Haesan remains committed to maintaining the relationship between our two nations, as much as we have ever been. If the Xiomeran government wishes to violate that trust by undertaking an unnecessary unilateral military action in Roucourt, that is entirely the choice of your government, and you must be willing to accept the consequences of those actions.
Furthermore, while you claim that our efforts at diplomacy were a failure, in fact, your presence at this meeting is evidence of its success. We knew from the onset that a lasting peace was never going to come from diplomacy. The only reason both parties in Roucourt agreed to it in the first place was because our negotiators stressed the military advantages of putting down arms for a while. The point of the ceasefire was to give us here assembled today a chance to gather together and create an international plan for action, or rather, a coordinated abstention from military intervention, that seemingly every nation at this table is willing to acquiesce to except for you. In that regard, our diplomatic efforts were quite successful indeed.
We appreciate your commitment to your allies, but surely even you can recognize that the current highly fractured government of Roucourt is not the same one that you have promised to protect for all these years. Ultimately, your choice is whether you want to support what few allies you have left around this table, or your ally in the unstable Svetlana Leclerc, who is barely maintaining control of power. For us, the choice would be obvious, but for you, it is clearly not so.
Regarding your snide comment regarding the Slokais Islands Federation, I believe you underestimate our resolve. The Slokais Islands have been nothing but cooperative in this process, and clearly indicate their acceptance to withdraw as long as all parties have left the region. If they decide to violate the agreed upon consensus, of course the requisite sanctions would apply. We are not hypocrites, despite how desperately you try to paint us that way. If anyone deserves that title, it would in fact be you, as you claim to uphold peace in the region by supporting a volatile faction splintering before your very eyes, knowing very well the future unrest this would cause and that it would induce a permanent reliance on Xiomeran support. These goals are inherently at odds with each other.
The fact of the matter is Roucourt's current government can barely be considered to be legitimate. Roucourt is an autocracy, and as a result, there the right to rule derives from a monopoly of force, a monopoly which Svetlana Leclerc has lost. It is unclear who the people support and even if the government that is internationally recognized even exists in that same form anymore. What you are upholding is a mirage, a mirage which you seek to replace with a puppet government of your own. This notion, along with your imperial ambitions, have been made well known to those assembled today, and we will not stand for it. Furthermore, your conduct and comportment here today is appalling; this is the seat of IDU government, not a pub in Tlālacuetztla.
The delegation of Haesan is finished with regards to this issue. If Xiomera decides that they want to continue down this foolish and reckless path, we sincerely hope that the body here assembled will ensure that those actions will come with a requisite cost to the pain they would cause in Roucourt. Ultimately, the choice is not ours to make, and we sincerely hope that you will not trash our longstanding relationship over this unfortunate and complicated civil war."
Madeleine switched off her mic and sat back, pleased with the strength of the response the new government had allowed for. It was nice to be a Haesanite delegate negotiating with international support at one's back for a change. There would be a long evening of briefings ahead, and she braced herself for more complex negotiations that were sure to follow.