[Xiomera]

Tetlahue stood back up and smiled tightly. "If you want to discourage nations from being members of LIDUN altogether, Ambassador Alvero, forcible mandates that do not take the spirit of international cooperation into account are an excellent way to accomplish that. Xiomera chooses to be part of this body in order to try to work with the international community, but we also are here to protect our interests. We will always be opposed to being forced to do something. I would argue that maintaining a spirit of voluntary cooperation between nations, which will encourage us to remain here, is far better for the world than forcing us outside LIDUN with mandates - and thus limiting the ability of the international community to engage with us and work with us."

Tetlahue sat back down, the forced smile remaining on his face. Xiomera had left the World Assembly, so leaving LIDUN was no idle threat. If the good Doatian ambassador really wanted a rogue Xiomera that was completely out of international control, that could happen.