Belay War

[Tivona Shneider]

I think it is worth noting that the administration currently in charge of Eretzora has shifted the state's policy on settlement of the Yarv Valley considerably. Construction of new settlements has been curbed and growth has been restricted to natural growth of existing communities. Whilst the government has not uprooted the Alstereni residents of Karakova from their homes, it has limited the expansion of the community by prohibiting the construction of new housing units for Alsterenis. This administration, unlike previous administrations, is far more willing to negotiate with the Belay representatives in the Yarv to bring an end to tensions between the two sides. It still views Ramzan as a madman who cannot be trusted and thus views negotiations with Belay officials from Belayazemlya as pointless and not in the state's interests. In a nutshell, the new left-wing administration is very much eager to improve the internal situation within Eretzora between Alsterenis and ethnic Belays, but the state's outlook regarding Belayazemlya has not, and likely will not, change.

Regarding the future, an autonomous region within Eretzora for ethnic Belays might be possible, but only if the left or the centre remain in power. I cannot imagine the nationalists ever accepting such a solution.