On behalf of the Kingdom of Fontainere, I vote AGAINST amendment III and ABSTAIN from voting on all other.

Pierre Gaulthier
Councillor for the Kingdom of Fontainere

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"That is a fair deal. There is no way I would oppose that. Furthermore, I am looking forward to extending that in the future." said the princess with a smile on her face. It was a good start, she thought. It is always good to start off negotiations with the good ones first. But well... she did know that talks about the trait and taxations aren't inevitable.

"On the economical side, we have been developing and investing in a working bank system with maximum privacy. We'd love to have you as our guest and partner as it will be truly beneficial for all the parties involved."

'Of course, monsieur... minimal yet effective regulations are necessary for a working free trade. For the black market and trafficking, rest assured, that our law enforcement agency will deal with these. We don't have a place for a black market, do we?'

The Princess would come back but no longer cheerful. She would become more monotoned but still bear a smile on her face.

'Sorry for the inconvenience gentlemen... it was an important matter. Hope it didn't cause any problems. So where were we... ah! yes. Free trade and taxations.'

'Why thank you. It is rather a lovely day, innit monsieur Aguliar. It's been a while since I have visited this magnificent country... quite an experience. About the summit...'

The conversation would be cut short by the Grand Ambassador, who gestured to the princess that there is something 'new' for her and her goals. She would excuse herself for a while and go to talk with her crew as the Ambassador kept the company with the president.

'My apologies... It was quite unexpected actually. She will be back in a short while. While waiting, why don't we head to the meeting room ahead?'

The prince would be seen nodding his head gently as the PM proposed his plans for free trade, investments and subsidies. These are music to his ears. "Of course of course. It would be lovely to work with Duchies since it is for the good of our nations."

But then, comes the matter of strait taxation and free ports. The prince would approach that matter in a rather cautious stance as this could become a much-heated topic, considering the current world politics. "Monsieur Key, I couldn't agree more about our economical potential between our nations. You are always welcome to come here and do investments. Free trade is more than acceptable too. But.. about the strait taxation and free ports. We will have to work it through our parliament. So, please allow me to postpone the decision. It might be indefinite, but I can reassure you that it is worth a wait. After all... we are doing business, aren't we?"

4:45 PM

The crown prince smiled, seeing the true potential between the two nations as he listens to the Duchian PM's speech. After the speeches, the summit would go on according to the procedures, introducing the guests to the local investors and business owners.

After that, the press and the attendees would start leaving slowly as the first part of the summit is over. The Minister would lead them towards the private meeting room in the west wing for a closed-door meeting (Meaning that, canonically, no one apart from these 4 people would know a thing about the topics that they touched on.)

4:00 PM

The prince would take the stage for about 7 minutes, giving a little speech, touching on topics such as the economic potential between two nations, diplomatic relations and investments before giving the stage to the guests.

3:45 PM

The Prince and The Minister would exchange handshakes with their honoured guests and lead them to the summit room, having a little conversation on the way there.

'On behalf of the people of Fontaine and His Majesty Monette, I would like to welcome you to the KoF. It is such an honour to have you here. I hope this summit will lead to wealth and prosperity in both of our nations' - said the Prince.

Château de Fontainebleau, Monetreale City, KoF
3:15 PM
1st August 2022

It would be another lovely day in Monetreale City, the heart of Fontaine, the nation of freedom and tranquality. The sun would be shining on the roses in the gardens of Château de Fontainebleau, the residence of Crown Prince, Alexender Monette.

This summit will be held in the west wing at 4 PM, followed by a state dinner with His Majesty Monette himself.

The Prince and the Foreign Minister Bastien could be seen waiting in the main lobby area of the palace main lobby which is located in the front wing.