Gaelian-Lusatian diplomacy

[alxeu]

Valantinas chuckled to himself, Not really starting this conversation slowly are we?, he thought.

"Well, it depends on who you ask within the Party whether Lusatia ought to maintain its friendship with Ulster-Gaelia, but the official government line is unchanged from previous administrations: Ulster-Gaelia is the most important ally of Lusatia, and nothing will change that short of your government falling to tyranny."

The Foreign Minister took a sip of his coffee, "That being said, Lusatia can't help but be slightly concerned by the company you keep in the Aegis Pact. Amali is a respectable power, and a strong, just democracy, but Kumosenkan's authoritarianism is... for lack of a better word, unnerving to the government. As my friends in our government are sure to agree, state oppression of the workers and their rights is a grave evil, one that ought to be fought against. Perhaps not by force of arms, but certainly through diplomatic and economic means. We owe a duty to our fellow man to ensure a just world for all. Democracies offer a voice to the working-class, which, in time, will lead to the workers claiming a greater share of their labor, which, though an imperfect revolution, would do so much more good than if we stood against democracy and alienated democratic states away from socialist ideas."

He coughed, "I'm rambling a bit, excuse me. The point I'm trying to make is that, though Ulster-Gaelia is not a socialist state, because it gives the people a free voice, the people have the power to make it one in their own time. Socialism and democracy are not incompatible, neither is limited capitalistic practices, or even a just appointed ruler... though don't let my associates to the left of me hear that, they'll denounce me for monarchism," he chuckled.

"However, Kumosenkan does not offer its people that choice, that freedom to assert themselves, and that is where Lusatia's concern comes in, and why our government is fine with the current defensive arrangements we have made."

[Greywall]

"It's an understandable concern, but we're glad to hear things aren't changing with the alliance. As for Kumosenkan, we cannot judge how they run their nation, it is not the place of the UKUG to instill change in nations but we think one day reform will eventually come to Kumosenkan. It took years but even our nation changed from absolute monarchy to one where more power is shared across the board."

[alxeu]

The Foreign Minister nodded, paused to think for a moment, then broached a topic that, a few months prior, his predecessors in the foreign office would've scoffed at.

"This may, Ambassador, be beyond your capacity to answer at the moment, but is Ulster-Gaelia still interested in reviving the Entente?"

[Greywall]

The Ambassador was shocked, he wasn't prepared to hear the word Entente at all during his assignment. "It would be above me to answer that, but I can tell you what is clear to perhaps serve as an answer unless stated otherwise by her majesty the Queen or Prime Minister Moriarty. The UKUG has moved on, the Eonian revolution killed the Entente and given our ability to thrive in the Aegis Pact and have Lusatia as an ally, while avoiding the quagmire of the URRV has been a win win for the UKUG. I don't see us putting that at risk with a restored Entente."

[alxeu]

The Foreign Minister frowned, clearly a little upset with the Ambassador's response, "Wouldn't you say that's a bit of an about-face from your government's previous position on the matter? What has changed about the URRV that has made alliance with it more disagreeable?"

[Greywall]

"It's not the URRV, hell Bonaparte has been fair to us, but we're gaining grounds in the Shawbalt building our trade networks and one of those vital networks for our nation is being built in Rombarda. The current border crisis has us wanting to intervene but we aren't sure how to approach it, but directly aligning with the URRV puts a lot of what we've built in the last few months at risk not to mention our allies in the Aegis Pact aren't fond of them. The Gaelian people have no ill will with the URRV, but an alliance isn't possible right now."

[alxeu]

"Border crisis? We had heard nothing of the sort. Still, if true, I can see how that would be concerning, but that begs the question of why you would seemingly favor closer relations with Rombarda over the URRV, rather than keeping both at arm's length until you could ascertain who is at fault for the disturbances," the Foreign Minister mused. "And as for your allies in the Aegis Pact? It's your fault for choosing to side with an imperialist power a world away over a nation that was a historical ally, but I digress."

Valantinas contemplated saying something else, but ultimately decided it was better to say it than to not, "Lusatia, for its part, will be looking into working more closely with the URRV, though in such a way that does not compromise Lusatia's partnership with Ulster-Gaelia. Though I cannot comment on an unfinalized treaty, Lusatia is more likely than not to reach some sort of defensive arrangement with the URRV. Such an agreement would not cause any difficulties with Ulster-Gaelia, would it?"

[Greywall]

“Our fault? I do believe we attempted this before but we were told by the very URRV they didn’t want it. We moved on, I can see you are frustrated with this outcome but surely given what we had to deal with you can see we had no other recourse. Kumosenkan has been immeasurably support of us in the shawbalt in securing our naval trade lanes, a massive purchaser of Gaelian goods and the Empress and Queen seem to be on great terms. The Amali Republic has become the fastest growing market for us to trade with, surpassing previously emptied sectors of trade that Eonia once filled in. And as for neighboring relations, we have only care to keep your nation. Galra is our enemy and forever shall be, Tan’kin doesn’t seem interested in us and the Koi keep to themselves. We are hopelessly isolated in Reseria.
As for your question, I will remark what Queen McDonald stated after your recent election, ‘No matter what, my love for Lusatia will never dim’ we are your ally and shall be for however long you want us. We would not be here without Lusatia holding the line for us for centuries.”