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Her Majesty's Court issues warning against "meddlers" in neighboring Kolhar




Lord Charles XIII Windamier, Duke of Maleroy and Foreign Minister of the Grand Kingdom, speaks on behalf of Her Majesty's Court following recent events in Kolhar and the reactions that it has generated among countries in the region.

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Article by Stanley Hull | Marth 1600 | Balfonheim, Ormbeck

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Foreign Minister Lord Charles XIII appeared to the press today in order to give comments regarding recent events in the Federal Republic of Kolhar, or known to some nations simply as South Kolhar. The offshore neighbor of Adwest has, since last month, been troubled by a rise in destabilizing forces inciting sedition in the capital city of Quvak. The Kolhari government has acted with restraint, but has had to resort to harder measures in order to suppress said forces which were due to resort to violence against law enforcement forces.

"We regret the destabilizing internal turmoil which has gripped Quvak in the last few weeks, and hope that this turmoil comes to pass as soon as it came." stated the Foreign Minister. He has also refuted the reasons being advanced by the internal destabilizers, but has announced plans to increase official development assistance to Kolhar in an incremental basis. The technicalities of this increase are to be finalized in the upcoming Adwest-Kolhar Strategic Bilateral Dialogue 1600, a mechanism established by the two countries for political and economic cooperation way back.

Addressing remarks made by the governments of Taeunas and Kolhar, the Foreign Minister stated that "The Grand Kingdom is committed to maintaining the peace and order in Kolhar, which is a necessary prerequisite, although certainly not the only one, for peace and order in Kvaenna. We hope that other countries uphold the principles of national sovereignty and refuse to engage in actions that will only exacerbate the situation as it is. Meddlers in the internal affairs of Kolhar have already done enough damage and should be extremely cautious moving forward."

When asked regarding the statement made by the Goldecian Foreign Ministry to "to act...and not let innocent civilians continue to be harmed", Lord Charles XIII had this to say; "The threat of the Kingdom of Goldecia towards our ally has not gone unnoticed and will not deter the Adwestene commitment. Any actions undertaken by Goldecia or any other country that poses a threat to the security of Kolhar will be met with a response of equal, if not greater, magnitude."

Although Her Majesty's Court has been silent regarding Kolhar in the past couple of years, owing to an adjustment to international priorities, it is known that the two countries have extensive trading relations. On top of that, the two share a mutual defense agreement signed after the conclusion of the Kolhari Civil War, as a safeguard against the Kolhari Imperium or North Kolhar and the anti-Adwestene pact known as the Kvaennan Treaty Organization. Adwest has not conferred diplomatic recognition to North Kolhar, maintaing that the government of South Kolhar is the only political entity with jurisdiction over the entirety of the nation's borders.


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