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the leader of the communist party Alexander starts a flight to Avalon.

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To Prime Minister Manion,

I wish to address the concerns you raised about Kalderisaran elections. Our nation's government is based on the principle of meritocracy. Our leaders are not selected based on the whims of the common man, nor on blood, nor on wealth, but through rigorous testing of moral character and ability in policy-making. The men and women of the Serene Council are not charismatic demagogues, but experienced ambassadors, civil servants, legal experts, economists, and others. They are assisted by the best and brightest experts on whatever fields that are relevant to current events- scientists, generals, doctors. Our government has a culture of intellectual humility, open-mindedness, and above all, service to the people.

Without elections, we have the freedom to make long-term plans and to make difficult, unpopular decisions. The Council's ability to shepherd the people to productive goals has brought us to the forefront of development. We are leaders in industry, in science, in the environment, in human health and development. We have eliminated crime from vandalism to government corruption. And all the while, we have not merely maintained but expanded civil rights. Rest assured that our citizens are free to live their private lives as they see fit. No secret police will come to drag them away in the night at the order of an unknown official.

I do hope that you will overlook the differences in how our leaders are selected, and instead support our continued efforts to serve the public.

Sincerely,

Alimon Aeperios, Prince of Kalderisara

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We disagree with your selection process

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Recently elected President of Tirr Savattstra, Dr. Rhadei Orra, sinks into her airplane seat with a sigh of relief. "Missing the last flight would have made a terrible first impression," she says quietly to Admiral Mingham Trakai, "We really need to address the urban infrastructure sooner than later." The admiral shrugs, "Tirr Savattstra to Avalonia is a hop, skip and a jump. We're going to be early if anything."

The delegation from Tirr Savattstra, Dr. Orra and Minister of Defense Admiral Trakai, will land in something less than an hour.

(OOC, I thought my laptop was dead for most of the day and was trying to do whatever to fix it. turned out the last Windows update was eating it. I'll be present and accounted for!)

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Leader of The Democratic Republic of Amboron, Aiden Wilson has succesfully landed in Avalonia.

RIP

The PM wakes up at his hotel and goes downstairs to a private breakfast before the summit

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Prime Minister Jerry Manion held a press conference before the summit today outlining his priorities going into the summit, saying: "There must be an agreement that at the very least deters the alarming militarization of space" and "There must be consequences for those who don't follow this agreement" and "I will very disappointed if nothing comes out of this agreement."

He also addressed the issue of Kalderisara, saying:

"We must understand that no system is perfect, no system will find the perfect leader 100% of the time, no system will perfectly represent the people, no system will do anything perfectly, and we must understand that. There we always ways to cheat and there will always be people who wish to cheat the system, who want to undermine the merit of seemingly every single tiny detail. But there will always be people who genuinely want to do good for the world, and whether or not they achieve that we must not understate their will, their motivation. My good friend, Hopal's good friend Prince Alimon Aeperios of Kalderisara, I think has always wanted to give back wanted to do good for his people and the world, and there are some bad decisions that I bet he and the world regret, but we all make mistakes, that is part of being human. I know Prince Alimon grew up in a family of farmers, well there are hundred of thousands, millions of farmers in his simply want to speak to the government, to have a say even if advisatory, want a say in how their country, their country is run. I think I've sent a clear message to the Prince. I hope there are democratic reforms, I will not undermine Prince Alimon's credibility I know that deep down he is a good person, I've read his books, and I know he was a commoner but I also know that are many commoners in his country who also want a say in government. But I wish to work with him at this summit, and I think our two nations have a bright future ahead of us."

Happy Canada Day, 153 years since the beginning of confederation.

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The Pm walks out of his car and walks over to nation Guy. "Hello he says"

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Nation Guy replies with a 'hi'. He then asks the PM about his views on the demilitarisation of space.

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President Stephen Adoric-Marrick made his way to the International Conference Center with his Cabinet this morning. He spots Prime Minister Jerry Manion of Hopal and congratulates him on his inauguration. President Adoric-Marrick also voices his concern with the ongoing dispute between Hopal and Kalderisara, and hopes the two countries can come to terms.

While in the conference center, he walks over President Nation Guy and Prime Minister James Garfunkel. The Ayeincian President talks to the President and Prime Minister wishing for a productive summit. Stephen Adoric-Marrick then walks around, admiring the building and surrounding area.

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Terms of the Space Summit

The Aerospace Minister had come up with a potential treaty:

1. All militaries agree to have no infrastructure or personnel that could be used to interfere with any nation's infrastructure or prevent them from reaching space (E.g. Anti-satellite lasers)

2. The TPKO shall have the ability to punish all transgressors with fines ($1 million minimum) and potential confiscation of space property for use in the Thalassian Space Agency (or whatever you call it).

3. Finally, in the event of any space programs running out of money, the Conklandi Fund (worth over $120 billion) will be the lender of last resort for any national governments up to $1 billion.

The lender of last resort clause is not just for space programs.

Note that the contract was drawn up with the Finance minister.

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Nationific partly agrees with Conklandi, but proposes a poll, in which all nations, regardless of attendance in the summit, may cast their vote. The vote would be, either to have orbital WMD's, but launch them only with permission from all original voting members, or to completely ban orbital WMD's. Nationific believes that a free-for-all launch and destroy scenario would be detrimental, to say the least, to peace in Thalassia.

OOC: All nations means all RP nations.

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On behalf of Hopal Prime Minister Manion votes to ban all orbital WMBs saying "We cannot destroy our next frontier. If we allow weapons into space it is a recipe for disaster."

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Nationific votes for Thalassia controlled orbital WMD deployment.

OOC: We need to keep track of votes. So, if you're on discord, just write in the roleplayers guild channel about your vote.

If not, please send a telegram to any rp mod.

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Leader of Amboron Aiden Wilson votes for Thalassia controlled orbital WMD deployment saying "Satellites have been used for various military activities which are essentially of a passive nature. In recent years, the superpowers have introduced "killer weapons" into space. As per my thoughts it is important to keep outer space a zone which is friendly and can be a passive zone for all nations but can also be used for military strengthening overlooked by the region of Thalassia since it may be extremely useful in times when the security, and peace of one or more countries has been threatened."

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After some time, delegations from the Federal Republic of Clarkstan slistened to the parties who commented on summit topic.President Gavric stated:

,,WMD has enough on earth and it should only be there. But not all nations are in TPKO, so in our opinion they do not have the legitimacy to confiscate space property from countries that are not their members.It is not the topic of the summit why we are not a member of the TPKO, but I will be willing to explain why.We are also against the Thalassian Space Agency, there should simply be a commission composed of ministers of science and technology for example, which will oversee states that have interests in space.For now, that's it.,,

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Alexandero Nassino made a speech:

"We have already seen the consequences of WMDs on Earth, and the effect they threaten to have on our people. They are mutual, so if one nation has them, all feel required to possess them. The only way forward for Thalassia is an ultimate ban that stops an arms race between nations, and brings the focus to real people, and their lives, not just to the egocentric squabbling of leaders. We must continue to be the peaceful region we are, whether on our soil or in our skies. Space must be for science, and for collaboration, not regional infighting. We must unite, in our common goals for peace, democracy and advancement."

TAN has it, I guess, TSEP

Like, if rules get broken, all nations, at least in this summit collectively do something bout that...

TSEP is science, and if there's colonisation, the while if Thalassia does it, no in-between. But non TAN nations, for that, we have to figure something out. The new RP plans are exciting in this regard, wait till it gets implemented.

Wasn't it 404?

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The Avalonian Government proposes a full ban on the militarization of space, and calls upon other nations to follow suit, especially the many other countries that have also committed to supporting this.

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President Rhadei Orra arrives and takes her place among the other delegates. When recognized, she makes the following statement.

"The contested notion of militarization of space is alarming, particularly in light of how eager some nations in our part of the world are to shoot first and ask questions later. There's been a regrettable lack of diplomacy lately, and a massive build up of WMDs in space would be a disaster sooner than later as long as these leaders of men and women are so trigger-happy.

"Beyond that, militarizing space is morally reprehensible. There are enough WMDs on the actual planet to kill every living thing several times over without expanding the capability beyond the earthly plane. The money that would be spent on such a build-up could be used to fund education, healthcare, agriculture, the arts and sciences of our nations--life instead of death.

Tirr Savattstra votes no. Thank you."

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The laedenian Consul, mr. d'Albignac, enthusiastically supports the Avalonian government. All weapons, be WMDs or not, must be banned from being installed in space, based in space, transported in space or otherwise travelling to space until reaching its targets. Laeden firmly believes in international fraternity and peace, and expect nations to join in a quest to overcome petty rivalries and reach for the final frontier as brothers, not adversaries.

When will the vote end?

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Alexandero Nassino is grateful for his allies’ votes for complete demilitarisation. He thanked Nation Guy for changing his vote. Anna Orana, opposition leader made it clear in Parliament that she did not think this was the ‘right move’ and felt that it ‘undermined the security of our nation’. Ezra Esercito called for the deregulation and privatisation of space.

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The German government is concerned about the ban on weapons in space and worried that it’s defense’s in space cant happen and asks if it can have weapons in space but only above the The 3rd German Republic and not above any other nation or that defense forces can be at German space bases.

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No, if we vote no, you must comply.

Guys why aren't we doing any regional voting?

New flag!

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wow my murder rate is 215 times El Salvador's in RL, but the game says I have a "moderate" crime rate. 8^o

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#/media/File:Highest_murder_rates_graph.png

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=juvena/detail=people

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The Avalonian Government is offering 1 million Æ and Avalonian citizenship to the person who creates our chosen tourism slogan. Check out our nation, take a look at what distinguishes us, and peek at our factbooks maybe, but please come up with something good! Telegram your entry!

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The Conklandi Aerospace Minister will vote against WMDs due to the potential of increased warfare.

What were the results of the vote?

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Hopal proposes a joint WMD program in space where controlled by generals from all countries so that we aren't unprepared for rogue nations and so that countries don't need their own WMD program in space.

[spoiler=Final Results]

Should WMD face restrictions in Thalassia (TBD) or face a full ban regionally? - Restrictions 4, Ban 9

Should Thalassia implement a ban on the militarization of space? - Yes 12, No 3, Abstain 0[/spoiler]

Should Thalassian space exploration be limited to scientific exploration, or full colonisation? Science 10, Colonisation 5

Poll closes 03 Jul 2020 15:11:59 ET (1 day from now).

That was quite similar to Nationific's restrictions proposal

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Nationific would rather not have any orbital WMD's launched into space. It would remain neutral in such matters, but will help with weapons if called in to do so.

Ooc: I'm an honest nation trying to earn an honest living, lol

Tea? I wouldn't visit Avalonia for that.

*Britain and India intensify*

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A hurricane has been discovered off the coast of Grey County. It is currently a category 5 and looks like it will go through grey County then turn towards Hopal Ii.

Am I the only exception? The tea one, I mean.

I would say the first one, it has pretty much no effect if I remember correctly, other than allowing you to customize your capital city's name.

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The PM has ordered all people on the coast to evacuate and the capital has temporarily been relocated inland. The hurricane will probably make landfall tomorrow. The wind speed in the hurricane is over 200 mph.

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The PM has publicly thanked Monkelandd and will make sure the aid goes directly to the people.

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The hurricane has been Named hurricane Amy

The URA super elections are taking place throughout July. All members of Thalassia are eligible to run for positions and vote in the elections!

More information here: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1395961

The URA is an interregional alliance and World Assembly voting bloc that we are a part of.