Confederal Presidency of North Diessen
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF NORTH DIESSEN
This is the official briefing room of the President of North Diessen, a sovereign confederacy in southeastern Europe, northwest of Dromund Kaas, north of Inimicus. The Districts of North Diessen, united in confederal brotherhood and fromally represented by the President, are Hammikeln, Linnich, Het Goor Büyükşehir, and Reuland.
AUGUST 3rd 2020: STATEMENT ON THE DOWNING OF INIMICIAN SUPERSONIC JET
President Inge Pekcan (left) and Minister for National Defence Ekrem MuellerPresident Pekcan: "The Diessenian government, and all good-hearted citizens in our Confederacy, watched in horror last month as our souther neighbour's Emperor and several other high-ranking Inimician officials came down in Portus Inimici. At the time, I extended my personal condolences to the families of all thirty-four victims, and sent my sympathies to Emperor Artabanos, who I was pleased to hear yesterday is now revalidating at home. North Diessen has never enjoyed anything other than cordial and friendly relations with the Empire of Inimicus, resulting in several agreements in the areas of trade, defence, and common European politics.
"However, several allegations appeared in the Inimician state media lately, suggesting a missile launched from Diessenian soil caused the Emperor's plane to go down. These allegations were partly confirmed by the Inimician Jerome Dommelsch, Constable-in-Chief of the Imperial Transportation Safety Association, in a press conference on Saturday.
"We have co-operated with the Inimicians around this issue from the very moment Emperor Artabanos and his compatriots crashed, offering our full aviation intelligence services, sattelite images we possessed, and manpower to clear the wreckage. We sent a team of representatives to the Inimician capital, Telum, to consult about cross-border implications for the disaster, as well as to familiarise ourselves with the new Inimician Vicarius, WIlfred Cocx.
"Our kindness and spirit of co-operation was answered by Mr Dommelsch with a vague allegation of the missile in question having been launched "from the north", in other words, from our sovereign territory, although he did not dare make that step. This is, in the eyes of the Confederal government, completely unacceptable. Let me be very clear: North Diessen has not fired any missiles. We do not even have any missiles. Any serious allegation that we would attempt to assassinate a foreign, elected head-of-state, not only does damage to our inter-state relationships, but degrades the prestige of those making the allegation. This must end."
Ekrem Mueller: "In response to these extremely hostile threats eminating from the Inimician Imperial Palace, I have, in my capacity as Minister for National Defence, revoked the visas of all Inimician officials present in the Confederacy of North DIessen, and dismissed the Inimician ambassador. They have three days to leave the country or face arrest. Furthermore, no new visas will be issued to Inimician applicants, although private Inimician citizens currently residing in North Diessen may continue to do so and apply for their visa to be extended. North Diessen will, as of 12:00 Diessen Standard Time today, begin carrying out compulsory customs and border checks on all vehicles and persons attempting to enter North Diessen from Inimicus. We will further close the eastern section of the Diessenian-Inimician border, corresponding to the Inimician Terra Dominus and the Diessenian district Reuland. Minor cross-border roads may also be closed at short notice and without warning.
"The Diessenian diplomatic team will continue to press our cause in Telum if they will be allowed to do so, however we have also decided to take the following diplomatic measures to protect our interests. First, we are invoking the suspension clauses of the Diessen-Inimicus Free Trade Agreement of 2012, and of the Joint Defence Agreement of 2014. The practical implications for this are manifold for both sides of the border, and we hope the Inimician Imperial Government will approach us with all haste to reconcile relations between our two countries."
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Bundesaußenbeauftragte/Dışişleri Bakanlığı) Arnum Blauberg
STATEMENT ON REITZMIC REPEAL OF TREATY OF BUCKINGHAM
Legislative authorities in the Kingdom of Reitzmag this morning announced the unilateral repeal of the Treaty of Buckingham, putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Nicolezians, Haaneans, and Copalans in jeopardy. The Confederal Government of North Diessen recognises the right of Reitzmic authorities to have sovereignty over its own territory, but sees the backtracking on its promises as an incredibly worrying sign.
The Confederal government is currently engaged in negotiations with Reitzmag, the United Duchies, and Pravoslaviya, on the organisation of the Caspian Sea and the fate of artificial islands Reitzmag built illegally. Although it is far from certain an agreement will be reached, given the stubbornness and demanding nature of Reitzmag's position, the Confederal government is now less than enthusiastic about making any sort of agreement with Reitzmag.
Simon Bridges and his government have now demonstrated that international treaties are worth not a shred more to them than the paper they are written on. The Confederacy of North Diessen is therefore reluctant to agree to a treaty concerning the Caspian Sea without formal, written reassurance of the Kingdom of Reitzmag that they will not simply repeal any agreeements within weeks or months of signing.
The Confederal Government also would like to stress that if the Kingdom of Reitzmag rescinds on any clause of any agreement concerning the Caspian, the entirety of such agreements would be seen as null and void in the eyes of North Diessen. If Reitzmag refuses to agree to any Caspian Treaty, or fails to give proper reassurance about its conduct, the Confederal Government intends to lodge a formal Sanction Request with the European Commission.
Sanctions packages against Reitzmag, announced in the Confederal Gazette on 3rd March 2021, shall remain in force until the signing of any Caspian agreement, and may further be reinforced with the expulsion of Reitzmic citizens resident in North Diessen and a complete ban on aircraft and vehicles originating from Reitzmag if Simon Bridges's government does not commit to a peaceful solution to the Caspian issue.
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Bundesaußenbeauftragte Arnum Blauberg
Following the successful negotiation of a Treaty on the Caspian situation and the demolition of Reitzmic islands by Internal Affairs Commissioner Birdane and involved parties, including the Confederal Government of North Diessen, I am pleased to announce today that all sanctions levied against the Kingdom of Reitzmag will be lifted effective immediately.
We are pleased, as well as surprised, that this situation has been resolved diplomatically, and urge the Kingdom of Reitzmag to solve its affairs and disputes in a similarly constructive manner in the future.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Bundesaußenbeauftragte/Dışişleri Bakanlığı) Arnum Blauberg; Inimician Imperial Foreign Officer Sarah Gladwell
Joint Statement with the Imperial Government of Inimicus RE: Caspian Triumvirate
The Empire of Inimicus and the Confederacy of North Diessen note the formation of the Caspian Triumvirate, bonding together the Kingdom of Reitzmag, the Empire of Selvaris, and the United Duchies. The Confederacy of North Diessen, an active, involved partner of the United Duchies in the Caspian region, is surprised to hear of the formation of this alliance without its involvement, or even its consultation. The Confederal government sees no other option but to issue a stern objection to its ally, the United Duchies, and to ask the government in Cair Para to never again overlook the Confederacy of North Diessen during matters of international diplomacy ever again.
To the Empire of Selvaris, a new nation in our Union, the Confederacy of North Diessen and the Empire of Inimicus extend a hand of friendship. Our nations share not only a geographical area, but common interests of peace, security, and rule of law. Both our governments are eager to work on the relationship between our capitals and that of Selvaris. Similarly, the Empire of Inimicus and the Confederacy of North Diessen know the United Duchies government to be a true ally -- we have been bound by the Treaty of Telum for many months, and have always stood side by side when tensions and conflict arose.
With this in mind, the Confederal and Imperial governments are deeply concerned that formal agreements have been made between the United Duchies and the Kingdom of Reitzmag. We furthermore ask how it could be that, where Duchian influence was being rightfully used to counter Reitzmic aggression in the Caspian only months ago, the United Duchies is now keen to extend a warm hand of friendship to Reitzmag. We cannot tell the United Duchies how to conduct its own international diplomacy. However, as we are bound by the terms of the Treaty of Telum, and our intelligence data, military and not, as well as our strategies, intentions, markets, and services, are to varying degrees accessible by Duchies authorities, we have a compound interest in maintaining our sovereignty and territorial and military integrity through the Duchies administration.
The Confederal and Imperial governments therefore feel forced to take the following measures, until such a time as reassurance from the United Duchies government is found:
- No more national security, military, or economic intelligence will be shared by the Confederacy of North Diessen and the Empire of Inimicus with the United Duchies;
- Military units of the United Duchies present in the territory of the Empire and/or the Confederacy will be approached, disarmed, and extradited;
- The territorial waters of the Empire and Confederacy shall no longer be accessible to military vessels from the United Duchies. Economic activty can remain unhampered.
These measures are to take effect at 00:01hrs Inimician Standard Time on Monday, 5th June. We hope other signatories to the Treaty of Telum, in particular the Kingdom of Spain and the Duxburian Union, support us in taking like-minded action. We further hope that the Duchies government reviews its interests carefully and approaches our governments as soon as possible.
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MESSAGE FROM THE REULAND STATE ADMINISTRATION
Comrades,
Today, our struggle for freedom begins. For too long, Reuland has been oppressed. Our people have been stripped bare, robbed of its riches, its culture, its heritage, by a foreign elite in Het Goor. Our relations with our neighbours, in Linnich, in Inimicus, in Dromund Kaas, soured by petty politics.
This oppression by the Confederal administration went so far as to deny Reuland the defence of its own borders. To act against pirates menacing our shores. To work constructively with other nations in combatting this illegal scourge. As of today, no more.
The international community recognises the right of self-determination for all peoples. Nevertheless, the people of Reuland have never consented to inclusion in the ineffective, bureaucratic, disgusting Confederacy. They want true self-determination, and they will get it.
We particularly address this declaration to Confederal President Inge Pekcan and Minister for National Defence Ekrem Mueller, whose shameful, dictatorial conduct caused military units to be stationed in our lands. Our lands. A foreign power, invading a much smaller, much weaker subject.
But we will fight back. We will struggle until the likes of Pekcan and Mueller are silenced, for good. Our infiltrants roam free in the territory of the Confederacy, and will continue to hack away at the root of the North Diessenian state, bit by bit, operation by operation, car bomb by car bomb. Our law enforcement units, now organised under the Reuland People's Front, will drive out the oppressors' invading force, which has stolen, raped, and plundered on its way into our heartland.
To all Reuland citizens, we say: stand up. To those who love their country, we say: join us. To our comrades abroad, who have similarly struggled against oppressive regimes, we ask: aid us. We appeal to the governments of the United Nicolezian Socialist Republics, Neo-Venetia, Istkalen, Czech Slavia, and Dromund Kaas: send what you can, and what will aid us in defeating this incoming storm.
Reuland will stand as a beacon of democracy, willpower, and effectiveness. We will have our say at the international table. We will be free.
Erin Malih
State President of the Free Republic of ReulandAlso signed by
Dale Wickam, Speaker of the Reuland Assembly
Recep Yavash, Commander of the Reuland People's Front
Ayaz Eren, Secretary to the State President
Hamza Ruyter, Mayor of Goirke
Miray Smither, Member of the Reuland Assembly
Yara Benedict, Member of the Reuland Assembly
Zeynep Artabanoglu, Foreign Liason of the Reuland Assembly -
Confederal Presidency of North Diessen
24th October 2021
This morning, Reuland separatists attacked the heart of Diessenian democracy in Het Goor. The government precinct was breached, and despite stiff resistance from Inimician Imperial Guard forces, terrorists made their way into the compound of the Presidential Palace, where I was severely wounded. After threatening a live execution on public television, I was rescued by Lieutenant Emilis of the Imperial Guard, and carried away to safety. As of this morning, the situation in Het Goor is secure and no terrorists remain on the run, as far as we are aware.
This callous and cowardly attack came as the last remnants of dissenting territory in Reuland are under a final assault by Diessenian and Inimician troops. Within hours, our civil conflict will be at an end, and justice and rule of law will reign victorious. I can only be grateful for the combined efforts of the Diessenian Defence Force, the Imperial Armed Forces, and all those countless women and men of Reuland who continued to stand by our side over the last weeks and months. Some of them suffered a fate far worse than death, and our nation owes a debt of gratitude to them.
To ensure the continuity of our government at a time of national rebuilding, when new connections between old friends and enemies must be made, I am triggering the Constitutional line of succession, by which order the former Minister for National Defence, Ekrem Mueller, has been elevated to the Confederal Presidency. President Mueller was sworn in at Het Goor at 5am this morning. Given Mueller's strong track record of decisive action against insurgencies and foreign threats, I have no doubt that his conduct in the Confederal Presidency will be prosperous and effective.
I thank you all for your loyalty and support over the last eighteen months, and trust you will extend the same support to my successor.
Former President of the Confederacy Inge Pekcan
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Marking a New Era of Friendship
Confederal President Ekrem Mueller
3rd November 2021My fellow Diessenians, today it is my pleasure to officially announce the full re-integration of the State of Reuland into the Confederacy of North Diessen. Although the wounds left by the disgraceful rebellious elite that formerly ruled the State will take a long, long time to heal, and our rebuilding works have only just begun, the peoples of Reuland and North Diessen, as well as those of our neighbouring states, can rest peacefully in the knowledge that the crisis is over, and the danger has passed. I have today used my emergency powers to appoint new executors and legislators in Reuland, headed by new State President Hubert Stiglitz, who I am sure will do the State and the Confederacy proud.
This New Diessenian Era would not have been made possible if not for the unwavering support of our friends and allies to the south. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Artabanos was gracious enough to award me with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Empire, and make me an Associate Member of the Imperial Defence Council and an Honourary Citizen of the Empire of Inimicus, but what is more, His military assistance prevented our nation and our region from spiralling into nothingness and bloodshed. We, as Diessenians and Europeans, have Him to thank for the maintenance of peace, the saving of countless innocent lives, and the creation of a Special Bond of Friendship between North Diessen and Inimicus.
To further the economic and military co-operation between our two states, I have used the powers given to me to order the start of construction works on a new canal linking the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf. Too long have North Diessen and Inimicus been at the whim of the Duchian administration, one of the main instigators of the civil conflict we found ourselves in, but no longer. My predecessor was inclined to allow Reitzmic engineers to construct a second canal and was even in receipt of Reitzmic plans for a build, plans we will now use for our own benefit. I am happy to confirm that Emperor Artabanos has agreed to fund a large proportion of the construction works Himself, through the Artabanos Foundation, bringing wealth, prosperity, and economic success to hundreds of thousands at a record pace. Inimicus has also pledged its full cohort of engineers and labourers to help speed up construction.
This new administration will work tirelessly alongside His Imperial Majesty and His government for the benefit of our peoples. And soon, without shame, any North Diessenian may be proud of their state, of their country, of their confederacy.
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A Statement From the Confederal President of North Diessen
To all whom these presents may reach, greetings:
I, Nestor Karaman, the President of the Confederacy of North Diessen, in brotherhood assembled with the Peoples and Emperor of the Empire of Inimicus, take note of the recent announcement by the Foreign Office of the United Duchies.
Under the authority granted to me by Presidential Decree 86 (7/9/22), I hereby reject and condemn this unsolicited offer by the Duchian Government. The Peoples of North Diessen are no scrubs, living off change flicked their way by folks in suits who live in high-rise buildings, to make themselves feel slightly better about their miserable existence. North Diessen is a proud nation, and will not be coaxed into accepting blood money from the Duchians.
Thank you.
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Joint Statement of the Confederal President of North Diessen and the Emperor of Inimicus
To all whom these presents may reach, greetings.
The governments of North Diessen and Inimicus, united in an eternal bond of friendship and collaboration, note with horror the events taking place on our doorstep. Troops from the Kingdom of Reitzmag and United Duchies, supported by the United Kingdom and Gadalland and Aspern, have assailed a sovereign nation on the Caspian Sea.
No matter our differences, force can never be the answer unless as a last resort. An unclear situation at sea cannot be the grounds for full-scale military intervention. Standing together as one, we condemn the assault on sovereignty that has transpired over the last few days. We cannot and will not support the side of Reitzmic aggression and Imperialism through any means.
It is with this in mind that we have determined and decreed, by the powers vested in us through the mechanisms of Presidential and Imperial Decrees, to close the national borders of the Confederacy of North Diessen and the Empire of Inimicus to all nationals from the Kingdom of Reitzmag, the United Duchies, Gadalland and Aspern, and Svarna Surya without exception. Nationals of the aforementioned states currently present in the territory of the Empire of Inimicus and/or the Confederacy of North Diessen are mandated to report to local or national law enforcement for processing by the Inimician Imperial Guard Anti-Terrorism Command.
Financial, material, or other assets held by nationals from any of the aforementioned states in the Confederacy of North Diessen or the Empire of Inimicus, or any of its subject states or individuals, are hereby seized. This includes holdings by the Roscoes conglomerate of the United Duchies.
Any naval vessels, whether military or civilian, which enter the territorial waters of the Confederacy of North Diessen are now subject to internment until, at least, the end of the conflict. Assets held on such vessels may, by Presidential Decree, be transported to the custody of officials from the Inimician Imperial Guard.
SIGNED,
ARTABANOS, Centuriorum, Legatorum, Quaestoriorum, Imperatorum, Rosarorum, Praestoriorum, Diutiorum Imperator Maximus; Dominus Noster, Βασιλεύς Πολεμιων, Αύτοκράτορ Πρώτος; Pontifex Maximus Religio Inimiciis; Dux Districti Teli; Caesar Legioni Inimici; Crux Maximus Ordinem Imperatoris; Dominus Ordene Supremus Nicolesii; LAUDATE!
Nestor KARAMAN, President of the Confederacy of North Diessen, Grand Cross of the Order of the Empire.
